Murmansk Hospitals Adjust Operations After Power Outage

The regional health ministry has listed temporary closures and alternative locations for medical services following a power grid failure.
Feb 8, 2026
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Several medical facilities in Murmansk have altered their services following a widespread power outage.
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Alexander Oshchepkov / NGS.RU

A failure occurred on the power supply lines of Rosseti in the Murmansk region. Due to the power outage, the operating procedures of several medical institutions have been temporarily changed. The regional Ministry of Health asks residents to take these changes into account.

Murmansk Regional Medical Center

Due to the lack of electricity at the branch at 48 Maklakova Street, emergency care must be sought at the branch at 52 Karl Marx Street.

Due to the lack of electricity at the branches at 65 Lobova Street, 33/2 Lobova Street, and 16a Severomorskoye Highway, emergency care can be received at the branch at 37 Geroev-Severomortsev Avenue.

Murmansk Regional Children«s Clinical Hospital

Due to the failure on the power supply lines, disruptions are possible in the operation of the unified contact center and call centers of children«s polyclinics.

To schedule an appointment or call a doctor to your home, use the additional numbers:

  • Children«s Polyclinic No. 1: +7 900 943-00-67;

  • Children»s Polyclinic No. 4: +7 960 022-03-83.

Children«s Polyclinic No. 1 at 1 Papinina Street is closed due to the lack of electricity. All doctor appointments have been moved to the children»s polyclinic at 36 Polyarnye Zori Street.

Murmansk Regional Dental Clinic

Emergency reception and provision of urgent dental care has been moved from 56 Geroev-Severomortsev Avenue to 78 Lenina Avenue.

To clarify information, call the registration desk phone: 45-70-65.

The appointment schedule is temporarily changed. The Ministry of Health strongly recommends checking the appointment time by calling the registration desks.

Registration desk phones:

  • 78 Lenina Avenue — 45-70-65;

  • 56 Geroev-Severomortsev Avenue — 43-44-51;

  • 17 Kapitan Burkova Street — 44-66-55;

  • Children«s Dental Department — 45-04-28;

  • Department in Severomorsk — +7 (81537) 4-64-76;

  • Department in Apatity — +7 (81555) 6-14-58;

  • Department in Olenegorsk — +7 (81552) 5-72-14;

  • Department in Monchegorsk — +7 (81536) 7-21-37.

Recall that a state of heightened readiness was introduced in the Murmansk region due to the power outage. This decision was made at a meeting of the operational headquarters. Temporary street lighting has been turned off in Murmansk.

The press service of Rosseti Severo-Zapad reported that the cause of the outage was a technological violation on an overhead power line. Later it became known that 5 supports collapsed. Trolleybuses in Murmansk have changed their routes.

The prosecutor«s office of the Murmansk region has already begun an inspection due to the mass power outages. A criminal case has been initiated.

Murmansk residents have been told where they can go to warm up and charge electronic devices. City cafes have also joined the situation, offering discounts on food to those who lost power. If you are traveling around the city by public transport, see the changed schedule here.

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