1.  A recent Russian news service dispatch noted the vow of Russian prostitutes in Crimea not to offer their services to NATO sailors.

2.  A report that the separatist Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev was killed this week dominated Russian news and political calculations Tuesday, but his lieutenants quickly denied it was true.

3.  According to Russian news reports, Gorbachev remained at her side day and night.

4.  According to Russian news reports, Yeltsin approved the transfer.

5.  Acma also broadcasts Russian news and other data using Russian-invented radio technology.

6.  After a period in which Russian news had slipped off the front page, it is back.

7.  Even his strongest challenger, Zyuganov, is barely detectable on Russian news programs.

8.  He had lashed out at some Russian news organizations, accusing them of relying on government claims of military success and low casualties without sufficient skepticism.

9.  Lately, the Kremlin has made increasingly heavy-handed attempts to rein in Russian news organizations.

10.  Latvian prime minister Andris Skele has announced he and his coalition government will resign on Monday, Associated Press reports, citing Russian news wires.