Dear Biophys, I tried to find Russian sources for the sake of neutrality. Here they are: 

 Morozov - http://www.ossetia.ru/news/ur-mor 

 Lunev - http://www.uralweb.ru/news/n328942.html  

 Barankevich - http://www.utro.ru/articles/2005/01/18/397255.shtml 

 Mindzaev - http://www.lenta.ru/lib/14190856/