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young JINR scientists and specialists will give oral presentations on their scientific research
it is planned to hold discussions on the topic of the lectures and a round table with the JINR Directorate
where the participants will be able to ask their questions and make their suggestions regarding the organization of the scientific process
and the development of the infrastructure of the city and the Institute
and young scientists and specialists under 36 are invited to participate in the conference with oral presentations
The working languages of the conference are Russian and English
Participants will be selected by the programme committee based on the submitted applications
The list of participants will be available on the event’s website
The deadline for application submission is set on 4 April 2025, 11:59 PM (MSK) via the link
If you have any questions, please contact omusalushta@jinr.ru
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(Updated: May 6, 2025 6:22 am)Ukraine's drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims. Debris from one of the drones reportedly fell on the Kashirskoye Highway
The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce."
A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure
"We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war
Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said
MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7
MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne
The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8
Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations
the regional military administration reported
"I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous
war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S
Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much
if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5
Far-right Euroskeptic candidate George Simion
head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)
Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan placed second with 20.99% of the vote
and the candidate from the ruling coalition
"It requires the continuation of contacts between Moscow and Washington
which have been launched and are now ongoing," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said
set to operate within the Council of Europe
will focus on Russia's political and military leaders
by A view of the Crimean Bridge
built following Russia's illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea
(Photo by Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated
A missile attack on a Russian communications hub in the city of Alushta in occupied Crimea has caused "significant damage to equipment," with numerous casualties reported
the pro-Ukrainian partisan group Atesh reported on May 24
The Crimean Wind telegram channel further reported that a large military antenna was struck in the community of Semydviria
The antenna was previously used by Ukraine's military prior to Russia's occupation of Crimea in 2014
Atesh also reported that the command center of the communications hub may have been destroyed in the attack
although no information is currently available on the status of the military facility
Crimean Wind claimed that the communications center was hit by at least six U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles
The projectiles allegedly struck the antenna as well as several buildings of the facility
where "high-ranking military personnel..
"Explosions were heard in almost all regions of Crimea
but they were not very effective," the channel claimed
Ukraine's Armed Forces have yet to take responsibility for the attack
the proxy head of Russian occupation authorities in Crimea
alleged that as a result of the missile attack on the Simferopol region
Aksyonov further claimed the attack had caused damage to "empty" commercial property
which was also recorded in the Alushta area
The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims
and no information is presently available on the extent of the casualties
At the start of the attack, sounds of explosions were reported in Sevastopol
and Alushta in occupied Crimea during the late hours of May 23
At around 10:18 p.m. local time, Suspilne reported hearing explosions in Yevpatoriia
passenger transport had been suspended in Sevastopol
presumably depicting an explosion in the Alushta district on the southern coast of Crimea
At least five explosions were reported in Alushta
Within the hour, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Krym Realii announced that residents heard three explosions near the territory of the Belbek airfield in Sevastopol
as well as the work of air defense from Novofedorivka
A total of eight explosions were allegedly heard
The Crimean Wind telegram channel reported around 0:26 a.m
that a fire had broken out at a military site in the community of Semydviria
Additional sounds of explosions were reported by residents of Sevastopol around 3 a.m.
Ukrainian forces have launched several attacks against Russia's Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea in recent weeks
The Crimean Wind Telegram channel claimed the airfield was attacked late on May 15 and that a fuel depot caught fire, while Russia's Defense Ministry claimed five U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles were intercepted overnight by "air defense systems on duty."
Attacks against the Belbek airfield were also reported the preceding night
which allegedly resulted in fires near the military facility
leading to gas supply disruptions for some residents
the incident at the Alushta gas pipeline is technical
The city's mayor has indicated that gas supply interruptions could occur on July 7 due to the fire
some Russian Telegram channels have already reported that part of Alushta’s residents are without gas
Emergency responders and forestry workers are on the scene
with initial reports suggesting that the fire was caused by a gas pipeline bridge depressurization
Gas supply in Alushta and several surrounding settlements has been halted due to damage to the main gas pipeline
The fire has spread from the gas distribution networks to the forest
though it does not pose a threat to residential buildings
Additional forces and resources from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations have been deployed to extinguish the fire in the area
Gas supply has been cut off in 14 settlements in the Alushta region
Additionally, RBC-Ukraine previously reported that a Russian drone attack in southern Ukraine prompted Romania to scramble its F-16 fighter jets.
the Alushta Conference is the first round in the competition for the JINR Youth Prize
The topics of the lectures covered the following fields:
as well as many participants and lecturers
one of the main features of the conference in Alushta is its interdisciplinarity
“The sessions were really diverse in terms of content
Biologists and physicists gave talks on the same stage
as I myself cannot decide whether I should engage in plasma
or neutron physics,” Dmitry Kasatov (INP SB RAS) stressed
At the conference Dmitry presented a lecture on the basics
and prospects of boron neutron capture therapy
He also underlined the importance of strengthening scientific ties not only within each individual research institute
but also between them: “I was glad to find myself in an unfamiliar environment
without my colleagues from the Russian Academy of Sciences
We established contacts with many colleagues at the conference
It was very interesting to talk to people who are competent in areas in which I am not an expert myself
but knowledge from which would be very useful in my work.”
another highlight of the event was the special mood created by employees of the Dubna Resort House and the participants themselves
“A significant difference between the Alushta conference and other AYSS events is that the former has a more warm and family atmosphere
saying that it is difficult to recreate such a mood at other conferences organized at scientific centres.”
in Alushta young scientists had the opportunity not only to gain scientific experience and knowledge
but also to explore Crimean nature reserves during excursions and get to know each other better during cultural and sports events
Tatyana Hramco, LRB JINR Group Head
“For me the annual Alushta Conference is one of the best periods of the year
but also communicate with collegues from other laboratories
and the friendly atmosphere of the conference is what makes it so memorable.”
Phi Truong
“I participated in this conference for the first time
It was great that in just a week I managed to get to know researchers from different science fields
and discuss possible areas of scientific cooperation
The Alushta Conference is a wonderful place for young scientists and specialists to show their talents
and strengthen ties with the Institute community.”
Varvara Maslova
“This is my second conference in Alushta
and I see that the organization level is rising
The scientific programme is getting more intensive
the cultural and entertainment part is also developing
because I wanted to participate in all the activities offered.”
Ravil Iakhibbaev, a BLTP JINR junior researcher
“Participation in this conference is new to me
In spite of the fact that my field of activity is rather far from the event’s topic
I found many of the reports quite intriguing
it is valuable that the conference format allows participants to discuss research topics in formal and informal settings
young people can find both new colleagues and friends in the laboratories of our Institute
I was also pleased to have the opportunity to communicate with colleagues from Novosibirsk and Moscow
I think we have greatly enriched each other’s experiences.”
The tourism business in Russian-controlled Crimea is bracing for a difficult summer season as large numbers of Russians cancel planned trips due to flight suspensions and security concerns caused by the war in Ukraine.
“About 50% of our [prospective] guests have chosen to cancel bookings with us,” a hotel representative in Crimea’s resort city of Alushta told The Moscow Times.
With its warm temperatures and picturesque coastline
Russian authorities have invested billions of rubles into turning the Crimean peninsula into a center for domestic tourism since its annexation from Ukraine in 2014
including the construction of a $3.7 billion bridge to the Russian mainland.
But the disruption from the ongoing fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine
looks set to deal a heavy blow to the region’s appeal to holiday-goers.
Along with 11 other airports across southern Russia, all commercial flights to Simferopol were suspended on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine. The closures have since been extended 13 times, with the latest reopening date set for May 19.
“We are registering mass [hotel] booking cancellations for May and June because air carriers are distributing flight cancellation notices,” the president of Russia’s National Union of Hospitality Industry Leonid Volkov told state-run news agency RIA Novosti last week.
In the absence of direct air links to Crimea
many tourists have chosen to suspend or cancel their vacation rather than undertake a lengthy overland journey.
“Airlines are offering travelers to exchange their tickets and fly to [the Black Sea city of] Sochi airport instead,” said the Alushta hotel representative who spoke on condition of anonymity
“[But] the onward trip to Crimea from Sochi takes 12 hours by bus or requires several train connections.”
Bookings at Crimea’s hotels are at less than 45%of their capacity
many Russians are also choosing to forgo vacations in Crimea this year out of safety concerns.
The Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said Thursday that officials will take measures to ensure the safety of vacationers.
“Crimea is protected,” said Svetlana Rus
the head of Crimea’s Hospitality Union.
“We are not really worried about hotels being empty
Those who want to come will find a way to reach us,” she told The Moscow Times.
One replacement for Russian vacationers could be those already living in Crimea
and the Alushta hotel representative said her employer had begun lowering prices for vacation packages in an attempt to make them more appealing for locals
there seems to be little chance of hotel bookings in Crimea picking up substantially while the fighting in Ukraine continues.
Instead, Russian resorts around Sochi and in the North Caucasus look set to gain more visitors, domestic tourism expert Ilya Umansky told Russian media outlet Rosbalt last week.
“Places more distant from the mainland like Crimea..
will lose out more than anywhere else,” he said.
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chaipersons of the conference Alexander Nezvanov and Regina Kozhina presented reports on the event’s work organization
JINR Assistant Director for the Development of Biomedical Projects Grigory Shirkov greeted the participants
“The fact that the conference continues to be held despite all the challenges is wonderful
It is very important for young people to have an opportunity to unite at such events from the beginning of their scientific careers,” he noted and wished the participants fruitful work
This year’s youth conference in Alushta is dedicated to modern achievements in medical physics, particularly the development of the concept and project for the creation of a scientific and clinical proton therapy centre based on the MSC-230 Superconducting Proton Cyclotron
The programme includes 10 lectures from invited speakers
more than 40 scientific reports from conference participants
The event will last until 15 June. The working languages are Russian and English. You can find links to join the conference online under the #jinr_today hashtag in the JINR Telegram channel
Applications for the 13th youth Alushta conference, organized by the Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR (AYSS JINR), are invited. The event will take place from 9 to 16 June 2024 at the Dubna JINR Resort Hotel in Alushta
the conference is dedicated to modern achievements in medical physics
young JINR scientists and specialists will present reports on their scientific research
discussions on the topics of the lectures will take place
as well as a round table with the JINR Directorate and the Dubna city administration
where the conference participants will have an opportunity to ask their questions and make their suggestions regarding the development of infrastructure
the organization of the scientific process
and many other issues related to the Institute and the city
and young scientists and specialists under the age of 35 inclusive are invited to participate in the conference with presentations
The deadline for application submission is set on 21 April 2024, 11:59 PM (MSK) via the link
The Association of Young Scientists and Specialists (AYSS) of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is holding the annual scientific conference of young scientists and specialists “Alushta-XI” on 5-12 June 2022
staff members of the Institute will give their lectures on recent achievements obtained by the JINR laboratories
young scientists and specialists from JINR will present reports on their scientific research
it is planned to hold discussions on topics of lectures
as well as a round table with the JINR Directorate and the city administration
at which young scientists and specialists will be able to ask their questions and make their suggestions regarding the development of the infrastructure
and specialists under 35 are kindly invited to participate in the conference with oral presentations
The working language of the conference is English
Participants will be selected by the advisory committee on the basis of submitted applications
The list of supported participants will be available on the event’s website
The deadline for applications is set on 17 April 2022 (at 11:59 PM) via the link. The registration form is available via the link
If you have any questions, please contact: omusalushta@jinr.ru
Today, on 27 September, the All-Russian Particle Accelerator Conference (RuPAC-2021) has started
the event takes place in the “Dubna” Resort Hotel
Organizers of the Conference are the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Charged Particle Accelerators
The goal of the Conference is to share information about and discuss various aspects related to accelerator science and technology
new accelerator development leptons and hadron colliders
and the use of accelerators for basic and applied research
Photos by Elena Puzynina
The programme includes oral reports and poster presentations
The working languages of RuPAC-2021 are English and Russian
The Conference will cover the following topics:
Proceedings of the Conference will be published on www.JACoW.org
More details are available on the website of the event
In the frames of the event leading JINR scientists will deliver lectures dedicated to the latest scientific results of the Institute’s laboratories
young scientists and specialists of JINR will present reports on their research fields
it is planned to hold discussions on the topics of lectures and a round table with the JINR Directorate
This year, students of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Crimea will take part in the Conference for the second time. They will present poster reports dedicated to their scientific projects. Participation of students in the Conference will be awarded with diplomas that will be considered as additional points when entering the Dubna State University
students of the International School of Engineering of the Dubna University will take part in the Conference
The Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research holds the Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists from 8 to 15 June in Alushta. The Conference is dedicated to the 65th anniversary of JINR
Leading scientists will give lectures on current scientific research and modern achievements obtained in the laboratories of the Institute
Young JINR scientists and specialists in their turn will present reports on the topics of their scientific research
it is planned to hold discussions on the topics of lectures
Within the programme of the Conference, an online meeting with Chairman of the Dubna City Council of Deputies, Head of the JINR Social Infrastructure Management Office Andrey Tamonov will take place on 10 June at 7:00 PM. Follow the link to participate
On 4 June, the annual International Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists began at the JINR Hotel “Dubna”
the event brought together participants from five countries
young scientists will present more than 50 reports at the conference
Vladislav Rozhkov, the Conference Chairman and a junior researcher of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR
opened the conference and presented the event programme
“There are a lot of new participants at the conference this year
The format of the event gives young specialists an opportunity to find out what their colleagues are working on in the nearby laboratories
Informal communication outside the lecture programme allows you to meet in person
and get to know each other better,” Vladislav Rozhkov said
participants will make reports on key JINR projects
goals and objectives of laboratories within the Seven-Year-Plan for the Development of JINR for 2024 – 2030
The event programme includes a round table with representatives of the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia and the Dubna Federal Budgetary Healthcare Institution “Medical Unit No. 9”
participants will have a plenary meeting with the Directorate of the Joint Institute
the conference is full of sports and leisure
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The long-range early-warning radar system Voronezh-DM in Armavir
was hit by a drone launched by Ukraine’s military intelligence on Thursday
who declined to be named because the information isn’t public
On 10 – 17 June, the VIII Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR Alushta-2019, organized by the Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR was held in the Resort Hotel «Dubna»
the conference was held in the format of a scientific school
One of the priority areas of JINR research traditionally becomes the main topic of the conference
this year the conference was devoted to the scientific achievements of JINR
Leading JINR scientists gave their lectures on the latest results obtained by the JINR laboratories
there were discussions on the subject of lectures and a round table meeting on issues of concern to young scientists and specialists
Among 102 participants registered to the conference there were 48 participants from six countries (Russia
there were many new people at the conference (about 60 percent of the participants came for the first time)
but old friends do not forget their native Resort Hotel
The lecturers were carefully selected by the Programme Committee from highly qualified and experienced staff of JINR
which also confirms the increased interest of young employees in work of senior staff members and the Institute as a whole
In addition to lectures directly related to the achievements in the field of physics (Maria Patsyuk
an employee of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics Anna Bogomolova gave the lecture “Common mistakes in scientific texts 2.0”
dedicated to writing scientific texts in English
It was clear and interesting to all employees
no matter in what field of physics they work
It is also an interesting new practice to invite the staff members of the JINR Departments – the Legal Department
the Procurement & Logistics Service and others
Young scientists listened with interest to their reports on work and resources of the departments
students of the Engineering school of the University “Dubna” visited the conference for the first time in order to get acquainted with the major research areas of the Institute
even made a report which was highly appreciated by the Programme Committee
a poster session for high school students of the schools of the Minor Academy of Sciences of the Crimea was organized in the frames of the Conference
They presented their projects to the conference participants on posters and stands on the following topics: robotics
young scientists did not forget about outdoor activity; brain-quiz
competitions on the basis of the sports complex of the Resort Hotel were organized and
the weather and the sea cannot but please everyone
participants noted the excellent refurbishing of rooms of the Resort Hotel and great service
we would like to thank the Organizing and Programme committees
as well as the JINR Directorate for their support and assistance
Nikolai Voityshin, LIT JINR
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The 32nd International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics was held on 7-13 September in Alushta
Since the first symposium in Paris 30 years ago
these meetings have covered the problems of multiparticle production in high-energy physics
This year’s International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics (ISMD)
which took place in the Crimean town of Alushta
was the first to be held in the Commonwealth of Independent States
It was organized by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna
and the Bogoliubov Institute of Theoretical Physics (BITP) of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine
and László Jenkovszky of BITP co-chaired the organizing committee
More than 100 scientists from 20 countries
Topics covered a wide range of problems in elementary particle-production physics: particle fluctuations and correlations; diffraction processes; soft and hard processes in quantum chromodynamics; heavy-ion physics
production of particles with large multiplicity; and cosmology problems of elementary particle dispersion
The symposium opened with a special session dedicated to the memory of Bo Andersson
an outstanding scientist as well as an active organizer and a participant in a number of ISMD meetings
now a professor at Andersson’s home university of Lund
spoke first about his former supervisor’s works and latest papers
He was followed by Fredrik Soderberg of Lund
Mike Seymour of the University of Manchester
and Alessandro de Angelis of Udine University
The success of research in heavy-ion physics at CERN’s SPS
and more recently at the Brookhaven Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider in the US
with sessions being devoted to experimental and theoretical aspects of the field
the penetrating analysis of the data obtained in the experiments at CERN’s Large Electron Positron collider
stressed that it is most important in modern physics to consider theoretically those problems that are associated with high-multiplicity particle production
Many speakers talked about the kind of experiments that might build on such theoretical work
making proposals for experiments at existing and future accelerators
JINR’s Vladimir Nikitin proposed studies of low-energy direct photons in multiparticle hadronic interactions at the U-70 proton synchrotron in Protvino
proposed a study of energy correlations in very high multiplicity at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
while Andrey Korytov of the University of Florida discussed similar possibilities for Fermilab’s Tevatron
Much interest was aroused by reports on the problems of strong interactions and diffraction in modern elementary particle physics presented by Dmitrij Shirkov of JINR
Alexei Kaidalov of Moscow’s Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Sissakian presented a new vision of the process of thermalization processes in hadron interactions at high energies
Closing talks were given by Viatcheslav Kuvshinov of the Institute of Physics at the National Academy of Sciences
Belarus (for theory) and by Korytov (for experiment)
the conclusions of the symposium were brought in by the committee of elders
which consists of an international group of scientists involved with initiating the research that ISMD meetings cover
and who continue to actively influence these meetings
remarked upon the high scientific quality of the presentations and professional organization of the symposium
the committee of elders endorsed the continuing relevance of the ISMD meetings
which will be held in September 2003 in Kraków
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Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year
having already slashed the numbers dying from the preventable and curable disease by tens of thousands each year
it is reeling from a $48 million snap aid cut by US President Donald Trump's government
which health workers say could rapidly unravel years of hard work and cause huge numbers of preventable deaths
"Doctors told me I was infected with a serious kind of tuberculosis," laborer Mohammed Parvej
told AFP from his hospital bed after he received life-saving treatment from medics funded by the US aid who identified his persistent hacking cough
But full treatment for his multidrug-resistant tuberculosis requires more than a year of hospital care and a laborious treatment protocol -- and that faces a deeply uncertain future
"Bangladesh is among the seven most TB-prevalent countries globally
and we aim to eradicate it by 2035," said Ayesha Akhter
deputy director of the formerly US-funded specialized TB Hospital treating Parvej in the capital Dhaka
Bangladesh had made significant progress against the infectious bacteria
leaving people exhausted and sometimes coughing blood
TB deaths dropped from more than 81,000 a year in 2010
according to the World Health Organization
Akhter said the South Asian nation had "been implementing a robust program"
supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID pulled out their assistance," she said
More than 80 percent of humanitarian programs funded by USAID worldwide have been scrapped
Tariful Islam Khan said the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) had
carried out mass screening "improving TB case detection
particularly among children" from 2020 to 2024
"Thanks to the support of the American people..
the project has screened 52 million individuals and diagnosed over 148,000 TB cases
"This work is critical not only for the health of millions of Bangladeshis
but also for global TB control efforts," he said
Growing rates of infectious diseases in one nation have a knock-on impact in the region
"USAID was everywhere in the health sector," said Nurjahan Begum
health adviser to the interim government -- which is facing a host of challenges after a mass uprising toppled the former regime last year
US aid was key to funding vaccines combatting a host of other diseases
protecting 2.3 million children against diphtheria
"I am particularly worried about the immunization program," Begum said
the success we have achieved in immunization will be jeapordised."
Bangladeshi scientists have also developed a special feeding formula for starving children
"We had just launched the program," Begum said
Happ said that Washington was "committed" to ensuring aid was "aligned with the interests of the United States
and that resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible"
whose economy and key garment industry are eyeing fearfully the end of the 90-day suspension of Trump's punishing 37 percent tariffs
Some Arab nations had expressed interest in helping fill the gap in Muslim-majority Bangladesh
with Dhaka's Daily Star newspaper estimating that between 30,000 and 40,000 people were laid off after the United States halted funding
fired along with 54 colleagues from Save the Children
said she worried for those she had dedicated her career to helping
"I have seen how these projects have worked improving the life and livelihoods of underprivileged communities," she said
citing programs ranging from food to health
"A huge number of this population will be in immediate crisis."
Those with the least have been hit the hardest
Less dollars for aid means more sick and dead among the Rohingya refugees who fled civil war in their home in neighboring Myanmar into Bangladesh since 2017
Much of the US aid was delivered through the UN's WHO and UNICEF children's agency
WHO official Salma Sultana said aid cuts ramped up risks of "uncontrolled outbreaks" of diseases including cholera in the squalid refugee camps
said reduced health services would impact the youngest Rohingya the hardest
especially some 160,000 children under five
who runs the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Bangladesh working to improve reproductive and maternal health
Closed clinics and no pay for midwives meant the risk of babies and mothers dying had shot up
increasing the risk of preventable maternal and newborn deaths," he said
the Russian owner of Britain's Independent and London Evening Standard newspapers
suffered another bruising blow to his business empire today after police carried out a raid on his luxury hotel in Ukraine
Dozens of tax officers burst into the More resort in Alushta
Officials from Ukraine's SBU security service swarmed over the hotel today
The raid came 48 hours after masked, gun-toting special forces stormed Lebedev's National Reserve Bank in Moscow
Russian police said the search on Tuesday was connected to a criminal investigation into employees from another bank
Lebedev today told the Guardian it had been a bad week
But he said he would not bow to forces within Russia's murky power structure who were apparently hellbent on making him flee
He added that he had spent the past three days trying to "decipher" the blunt "psychological" message sent by the bank raid
"In the worst-case scenario the message is: 'Get out of Russia.'"
Lebedev said that when detectives burst in
he was in the bank's underground swimming pool
"I frankly thought they had come to arrest me," he said
thinking I would enjoy the pool for the last time."
a billionaire who co-owns the airline Aeroflot and the Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta
said it would be wrong to link the two investigations against him in Russia and Ukraine
Nor would it be correct to blame Russia's prime minister
He said Yanukovych had ordered in the tax police after taking offence at an article in this week's Evening Standard
recalled how during Ukraine's election campaign Yanukovych had hailed the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov as "a great Ukrainian poet"
Ukraine's leader had committed a "Dubya-like gaffe"
Lebedev said he had nothing to do with the article
"He [Yanukovych] thinks I was preparing the article myself
He thinks a publisher like myself has influence on British newspapers." It appeared just before Yanukovych was to travel to London
compounding what the president perceived as a deliberate slight
The tycoon consistently denies exerting any influence on his British newspapers
He went on: "Yanukovych doesn't know what the world is
I don't think he really understands what life is in Moscow
One Ukrainian diplomat today dismissed Lebedev's claims as "ridiculous"
adding: "The Standard is hardly the FT
the Guardian or the Wall Street Journal." He said: "Lebedev co-operates with the governments of Ukraine and Russia
He's in Russia's political elite rather than out."
Asked if further attacks on his Russian interests would have a negative impact on his British newspaper titles
Lebedev replied: "I hope not." But he conceded that he was now in a vulnerable position
"The worst-case scenario is somebody decides to crash it [his business]," he said
Lebedev's seaside complex in Alushta includes a hotel, holiday villas, a pool, a spa and a narrow rocky beach, set among steep cliffs and attractive subtropical gardens of palm trees and pines. The resort is the biggest in Crimea and one of the largest in Europe
Today Lebedev said he had invested $100m in the complex
and was one of the region's biggest taxpayers
He added that he would close down the hotel on Monday
if the tax authorities continued their campaign
He also alleged that Yanukovych was trying to seize the Hotel Ukraine in Kiev
Lebedev is a co-investor with the Ukrainian government in the hotel
The development has been mired in legal battles
Lebedev is one of the largest foreign investors in Ukraine
with assets including a bank and an insurance company
He spent ¤10m renovating the country's Chekhov theatre
One airline Aeroflot (he is the Russian airline's biggest private shareholder
Several luxury hotels in Europe (a ruined castle in Perugia
A bank and an insurance company in Ukraine
The Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta
co-owned with Mikhail Gorbachev and an editorial collective