Fire at Kochetovka station containedOn the night of February 4–5, firefighters contained the ignition of tank cars at Kochetovka railway station in Michurinsk. The threat of fire spread has been lifted, the situation is fully under control.
Mass Layoffs at Ex-Deputy Mayor's Family PlantThe concrete plant Vektor, linked to the family of former Nizhny Novgorod deputy mayor Ilya Shtokman, halted operations on December 29, triggering a wave of staff departures.
Mass resignations at Ilya Shtokman's plantEmployees are quitting the Vektor concrete plant, owned by the family of former Nizhny Novgorod vice mayor Ilya Shtokman, as operations have been suspended since late December.
Power outages hit 33 Stavropol Krai localitiesStavropolenergosbyt has announced scheduled power cuts on February 5 across 33 towns and villages in Stavropol Krai for planned maintenance work. The outages will last from morning to evening in various streets.
Arkhangelsk Region Prepares Timber for Spring RaftingThe largest artificial timber rafting area in Russia, stretching 2.5 km and 300 m wide, is located near the settlement of Dvinskoy in Arkhangelsk Region, ready for spring rafting.
Tambov FAS to Examine Prices on Popular BreadThe Tambov Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS Russia) has begun checking the validity of wholesale prices for bread and bakery products at the direction of the federal center.
Novosibirsk Seeks 880M Rubles for Dilapidated HousesNovosibirsk’s city hall has applied for 880 million rubles from the Territorial Development Fund to resettle 443 dilapidated houses, saying 62 were resettled last year with developers.
St. Petersburg restores heat after heating main repairRepair work on the heating main in the Kalininsky District has been completed, and heat supply to homes and a children's hospital has been restored. During the outage, the medical facility used heaters and extra blankets.
Snow Causes 9-Point Traffic Jams in VladivostokHeavy snowfall in Vladivostok has led to 9-point traffic congestion, with trucks unable to climb slopes on Gogol Street and icy conditions reported on Molodyozhnaya Street.
Bashkortostan Digitizes Over 5 Million Real Estate DocumentsIn the Republic of Bashkortostan, approximately 5 million archival files with title and cadastral documents have been digitized. The work was completed ahead of schedule under a federal program.
Inside Stalin's Secret Bunker in SamaraA detailed tour of Stalin's secret bunker in Samara, buried 37 meters underground and built in 1942, which the Soviet leader never actually visited.