and we are very pleased to open the season with these works. i believe that the start of the season with such a work will undoubtedly make this season fiery, bright and interesting for listeners. next, news on the first. this is news on the first. hello, in the studio of valery korablyov. in our issue. the start of a three-day marathon in russia elections of different levels. you can come to the polling station or use the online system. the main thing is to cast your vote. fire from grads on the positions

of militants. saboteurs were identified and destroyed in the kursk region. and powerful strikes on the rear of the armed forces of ukraine. lviv, poltava, sumy region and more. eastern economic forum. first results. record number of agreements worth trillions. there is still an opportunity to conclude profitable contracts. the best protection against complications. flu vaccination has started in moscow. free, where can i get it? premiere on the historical stage. the bolshoi theater opens the season with the ballet sleeping beauty and a grand concert. everything is tomorrow, we will tell you the details. elections at various levels have started in russia, the decision to hold them over 3 days has been made in most regions, and the single voting day is this sunday. to cast your vote, you can come to the polling station or do it online, this is an opportunity.

residents of 26 federal subjects have, due to the difficult situation, special attention is now, of course, to the regions bordering ukraine. all information about the course of the elections flows to the information center of the central election commission. oleg shishkin joins us from where. oleg, hello, how is the country voting? valeria, good afternoon. we can follow the voting here at the sberkume center, that is called online with the help of this big video wall, which is behind me, the picture is transmitted to it practically. all polling stations in the country, which are currently working, but a few minutes ago ella pomfelova's morning briefing ended, according to her , 170,000 observers will monitor the voting process, in moscow and st. petersburg there will also be international experts, we are actively developing international cooperation, in the electoral sphere, and just on this single voting day, we invited colleagues and thank them for responding, those who organize.

well, the first to open polling stations in the far east. on sakhalin, in the khabarovsk territory , elections of regional heads are taking place. acting governor of the territory dmitry demesh. he has already voted at the polling station, and the acting head of the region dmitry milyaev took part in the gubernatorial elections. despite the working day, voting is active. today, polling stations opened in 49 regions, where a decision was made to vote for 3 days. i think that this it is everyone's duty to vote for their candidate. this is my country, i live in it, and i

want to have the right to vote and express it, and not wait for some last moment, in the morning, as soon as the polling stations open, to come and declare my civic position. of course, we have a lot of changes in crimea, so we support the political force that really helped change crimea. it is important to give our region to a worthy candidate so that he can raise us up, unite us, restore everything that was destroyed. and i think, that i voted for someone who can do it. but if we talk about the single voting day in general, then in 83 regions there will be elections of governors, mayors and deputies of different levels, in which 58 million voters will be able to participate. according to the results of the single voting day, 35,000 mandates and elective positions will be filled. for example, in moscow, they are electing the most city duma, in st. petersburg, the governor and municipal deputies, in tatarstan, sevastopol, the regional parliament. gubernatorial elections will be held in 21

regions. on average, one gubernatorial four people are vying for the post. the highest competition is in the samara region, where six candidates have been registered. and, for example, in the altai republic , three people are vying for the post of head of the region. in kabardino-balkaria, ingushetia, the khantemansiysk autonomous okrug and crimea , the heads of the regions will be elected by deputies of local parliaments. yes, elections of state duma deputies will be held in three single-mandate constituencies in khakhasi, bryansk and rostov regions. particular attention, of course, to voting in the border regions. at the morning briefing in the kursk and bryansk regions have contacted the central election commission. the situation there is tense, but voting is proceeding without incident. in case of emergency , 178 reserve premises have been provided for the accommodation

of the central election commission information center. the russian army has struck a base with foreign mercenaries in the suburbs of kharkov. this was reported by the agency, citing sources. there have been attacks on enterprises working for the ukrainian armed forces in the kiev and sumy regions, krivoy rog, and poltava. there is information about explosions in pollograd, dnipropetrovsk region. they write, that in the suburbs of lviv, the target of our military could be a warehouse with ammunition from poland. in the border areas of the kursk region , intelligence identified a group. grads opened fire on positions, the militants' equipment was destroyed, this footage shows the destruction of a french artillery mount in the kursk region, after the munition hit the vehicle caught fire, another such mount was destroyed in the part of the dpr controlled by the ukrainian armed forces. and

the rosgvardia officers successfully completed the combat mission, the fighters struck with an fpv drone at camouflaged ukrainian armed forces positions in chernigov region on the border with our bryansk. also, the target of the russian guards was ukrainian equipment. in primorye , the eastern economic forum is finishing its work today. a key platform for developing partnerships in all areas. transport, construction, ecology, innovative projects that can change the world. during the work of the platform , agreements were signed for a record 5.5 trillion. olga knyazeva knows what other notable results of the form and what marked its final day. this year , the eastern economic forum is participating. more than the country signed a record number of agreements and contracts over the years of work, and small businesses large companies understand, it is here that you can understand how the asian-pacific region will develop. on the last day of the forum, work on the sites continues, journalists conduct live broadcasts, interviews with economists, company executives, businessmen from different countries

negotiate cooperation on their feet. we signed an agreement to build a trans-crony complex transshipment center for transportation. attract investment from the chinese people's the republic needs to be even more active and this vector of development will probably form the basis of the next form, while we are summing up the results of this year, the presidential adviser...

the involvement of scientists in solving real problems of the state and society remains. our country has faced such a number of sanctions that no other country in the world has faced. in general, all this dictates today the need for a mobilization regime in science too, that is, science today must really be maximally focused on responding to the demands of the economy and society. traditionally, youth sessions are held on the last day of the forum, this is the cooperation of young diplomats within the brics framework, and internet security, the influence of social networks on society.

in khabarovsk krai will increase the production of drones needed in the special operation zone, the development of industry in the region was discussed by first deputy prime minister denis mancherov with the acting governor.

mood and metallurgy more than 20% we will reach a quarter in the growth year. in st. petersburg

today they say goodbye to igor spassky, legendary designer who laid the foundation of our submarine fleet. funeral ceremony at the rubin design bureau, to which the academician devoted more than 70 years. today there are many people there who were connected with igor dmitrievich by work, science and friendship. today the city says goodbye to the great. outstanding scientist, incredibly devoted to his work, innovator, it was under him

that nuclear submarines of the squid, dolphin, granite, and of course, shark projects were developed, fantastic for their time, the diesel-electric fleet was improved, he himself traveled 40,000 km on his submarines and was proud of each of his ships, for his outstanding achievements he was awarded many awards and the title of hero of russia, igor spassky was 98 years old. flu vaccination has started in moscow. vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from infection and possible complications. the virus season is already starting and you need to get vaccinated as soon as possible to develop immunity. vaccination is free, you can get it in clinics, mobile points are also open near metro stations. you need to take with your passport and compulsory medical insurance policy. doctors also work in schools and kindergartens, use drugs that do not contain a live virus and cannot cause illness. the grand opening of the new season at the bolshoi theater, on the historical stage the legendary

performance "sleeping beauty". for several years the ballet was not on the playbill, and now marius petipa's production is back in the repertoire in the edition of yuri grigorovich, at the conductor's stand is maestro valery gergeyev himself. tomorrow we begin a new season, a pre-anniversary season. in 2026 year, the bolshoi theatre of russia. will celebrate its 250th anniversary, a big date, and as it seems to me, important for many, many people in russia. exactly for russian culture, concentration and at the same time maximum on the names of the greatest russian palaces, first of all, this is glinka, and musorsky, tchaikovsky, tomorrow this project, begins with a showing of sleeping beauty, so that i can see.