* More than 500 Russian opposition supporters gathered for an unsanctioned meeting in central St. Petersburg, blocking traffic in the central street. Some demonstrators faced administrative charges in court, tens were arrested
* Ukraine's premier, Viktor Yanukovych, said his country opposed unilateral decisions on global security systems and wanted to discuss the issue with the United States
* The bankruptcy receiver of Yukos, once Russia's leading crude producer, said estimates had put the initial value of the company at $27 billion ahead of the auction
* At least 100 guests of a governor ball for students in a Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk were sent to the hospital with food poisoning symptoms, a local health official said
* Moscow police arrested tens of soccer fans for causing clashes in the subway and at railway stations on their way to a match between two leading Moscow clubs, a subway official said
* A coffin with purported remains of Georgia's first post-Soviet president, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, who died in mysterious circumstances fourteen years ago, were discovered in Chechnya, the local top prosecutor said
* Washington promised support for Ukraine's democratic forces in their aspiration for legitimate early parliamentary elections, Ukraine's opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, said following a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State
