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The article reports Russian men leaving the country after the Russian President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a draft of civilians to reinforce the army and fearing that Russia would shut routes out of the country.

The article focuses on New Attacks Pierce Sense Of Security In Lviv Area.

Focuses on the marketing campaign of OAO Aeroflot, once the state-owned airline of the Soviet Union, to change its image in the post-communist world of industrial competition. Comments from Nikolai Vaganov, account manager of the FCB Media Arts advertising agency, regarding consumer research done into the individuals who flew Aeroflot during the Soviet era; Details of the advertising campaign created by FCB, a unit of Interpublic Group of Cos.; Corporate color change; Discussion of the symbolism of the old Soviet-era hammer-and-sickle emblem and how that has changed over the years; Why Aeroflot is focusing on its image.

The article reports on the suspicions for every stranger in Ukraine as potential spy in the wake of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Topics discussed include the experience of actor and amateur photographer Valeriy when he settled in western Ukraine after fleeing his home in Kyiv, legitimate reasons for suspicion, and information on the app eVorog, which asks people to report any suspected military activity.

This article reports on the move of Vimpel Communications to buy Kyivstar, Ukrainian wireless carrier, as of February 14, 2005.

Focuses on the regional competition among small mobile telephone operators in Russia, with the country's big cellular telephone companies, OAO Mobile TeleSystems, OAO Vimpel Communications and OAO MegaFon.

Reports on the plan of OAO Pharmacy Chain 36.6 of Russia to expand its business nationwide.