Trams Halt, M-4 Jam, Coffee Shop Dispute Feb 3

After the snowfall on 2 February, the Rostov region dealt with the consequences. People had a particularly hard time on uncleared roads — cars got stuck and traffic jams started. Here is what happened on 3 February.

On the night of 3 February, a drone attack was repelled in the Kamensky District. There was no information about casualties or damage.

Rostov residents once again complained about roads not cleared of snow, which caused traffic jams to grip the city. Due to bad weather, trams temporarily stopped running in Rostov, and buses changed their routes. Meanwhile, on the M-4 highway, traffic was hindered all day towards Kamensk-Shakhtinsky. The traffic jam stretched for 40 kilometers.

Pyotr Zhilkin, who confessed to the murder of 9-year-old Pasha in St. Petersburg, turned out to be a native of the Rostov region. He lived in the Don region until 2010, although he was born in the Luhansk region. Some media reported that Zhilkin has several prior convictions.

TV channel STS and the animation studio Melnitsa, best known for the films about the Three Bogatyrs, filed lawsuits against the chain of Rostov bakeries Gridnev-Khleb. The defendant used the images of Nudik from «Three Cats» and Luntik without permission.

The Rostov authorities will buy out another large land plot and two buildings on it in the area of the Vavilov Street reconstruction project. Such is the court«s decision. The road expansion project will become significantly more expensive.

In the disclosed materials of Jeffrey Epstein«s case, who is accused of sex trafficking of children and teenagers and coercing girls into prostitution, a letter from a Rostov resident was found — their name and gender are unknown. In the message, the recipient makes plans for a trip to Rostov and a meeting with family.

The former general director of Horizont JSC — which produces unmanned aerial systems — is suspected of abuse of authority in fulfilling a state defense order. Igor Khokhlov gave a confession, and his property was seized.

Due to the closure of the popular coffee shop Setter«s, a scandal erupted online. Former owner of the chain, Stanislav Zatonsky, wrote that restaurateur Vladimir Bektemirov did not understand the concept of the establishment, causing the core audience to leave. The latter disagreed.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered a criminal case to be opened over a massive icicle that fell on the head of a Rostov pensioner. The ice fell from the roof as the woman was walking along a path. It happened on 31 January. The victim was taken to the hospital.