Drivers Flee Ice Raid; 21 Violators Cited in Novosibirsk
During the 2025–2026 autumn-winter season, 79 citations were issued for unauthorized ice driving.
Mar 8, 2026 0
In the region, due to rising air temperatures, there is a high risk of incidents on water bodies.
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On January 31, rescuers conducted a preventive raid on the Novosibirsk Reservoir to prevent unauthorized vehicle access onto the ice outside officially permitted ice crossings. Upon seeing the officers, over 100 cars left the reservoir near the village of Novopichugovo. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS) for the region.
In the first two hours of the interdepartmental group«s work, 21 administrative offense protocols were issued for driving onto the ice. Specialists also use UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to patrol the areas. The raids will continue until the end of the weekend and on other water bodies in the region.
«For the autumn-winter period of 2025–2026, more than 180 protocols have already been issued against violators, including 79 for driving onto the ice. During the same period last winter, 160 protocols were issued, 77 of them for driving a vehicle onto a water body,» writes the press service.
It is clarified that in the region, due to rising air temperatures, there is a high risk of incidents on water bodies. The ice becomes fragile, and cars can fall through. Interdepartmental groups are intensively patrolling water bodies and searching for violators.
It was previously reported that in the Ordynsky District of Novosibirsk Region there are two ice crossings operating.
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