TGK-14 Director Addresses Chita TPP-1 Accident QuestionsAn accident during new turbogenerator testing at Chita TPP-1 blacked out part of the city at night; the director said the test was not intentionally at night and the observed 'smoke' was steam.
Freight Train Derails in Zabaykalsky KraiEleven cars of a coal-carrying freight train derailed on the Zabaykalskaya Railway in Zabaykalsky Krai early on February 5, with no injuries reported.
Schoolgirl Sets Fire, Hits Classmates with HammerOn Wednesday, 4 February, an eighth-grade girl at Krasnoyarsk School No. 153 brought acetone and a hammer, set fire to a restroom and a math classroom, and struck students with the hammer, injuring five students and a teacher. Motives remain unclear as reports of bullying vary.
New Turbogenerator Test Causes Accident at TPP-1An accident at TPP-1, which left a large part of the city without power, occurred during testing of a new turbogenerator, TGK-14 reported in the early hours of February 5.
Woman survives street scammers' cashback trickA woman in Yekaterinburg nearly fell for a street scam when two men approached her outside the Passazh shopping center, using small talk to steal her personal data and attempt to take out a microloan in her name.
Woman scammed near Passage mall in YekaterinburgA young woman was approached by two scammers near the Passage shopping mall in Yekaterinburg who tricked her into giving them access to her banking app under the guise of a cashback offer.
Derailment forces Voronezh-Moscow train passengers onto busesPassengers on trains from Voronezh to Moscow and back have been transferred to buses after a gasoline tanker car derailment near Tambov. The number of delayed trains has doubled to 16.
Manipulators Turn People into Arsonists: Recruitment SchemesIn St. Petersburg, cases of recruiting people via messengers to commit arson have become more frequent. Manipulators use financial difficulties or threats to force victims into committing crimes.
Mayor of Bataysk Reports Loud Noise in CityAfter a loud sound in the Russian city of Bataysk (Rostov Oblast), Mayor Valentin Kukin urged residents to remain calm and not approach windows.
Bataysk Mayor Reports Rumble, Urges CalmValentin Kukin, head of Bataysk, reported a loud rumble in the city and urged residents not to panic, stay away from windows, and avoid recording possible consequences of a drone fall.
Bus driver lost after St Petersburg crashAn accident involving a bus occurred at the intersection of Kultury and Lunacharskogo avenues in St. Petersburg. After the crash, the driver questioned his whereabouts and route.
Deception and Molotov Cocktails: Kantemirovskaya ArsonAn attempt to set fire to a humanitarian aid collection point on Kantemirovskaya Street, according to investigators, may have been committed by a 24-year-old native of Vologda. She was misled by someone posing as an employee of a secret agency.
Arson at Kanteemirovskaya Aid Collection Point: DetailsOn the evening of February 4, incendiary devices were thrown into a collection point for aid to SVO fighters in St. Petersburg. A criminal case on terrorism has been opened.
Fire at Humanitarian Aid Point on Kantemirovskaya StreetOn the evening of February 4, a fire broke out at a humanitarian aid collection point on Kantemirovskaya Street after a Molotov cocktail attack. Police detained a 24-year-old female suspect from Vologda.
Driver Tears Car Door, Saves Unconscious ManIn Nizhny Tagil (Sverdlovsk Oblast, Urals), a driver tore off a car door to rescue an unconscious man from a burning vehicle after a collision on 4 February, eyewitnesses say.
Vologda woman, 24, held for aid point attackA Vologda resident was detained after throwing Molotov cocktails at a humanitarian aid point on Kantemirovskaya Street. A terrorism case has been opened.
Arson at Humanitarian Aid Collection PointA fire at a charity foundation on Kantemirovskaya Street destroyed humanitarian supplies, medicines, and uniforms. A woman suspected of arson was detained at the scene.
Freight Car Derailment Delays Arkhangelsk TrainA train from Kislovodsk to Arkhangelsk is delayed after a freight car derailment in Tambov Region caused a fire, closing Kochetkovo-2 station.
Bus driver sentenced to 12 years for fatal crashOn May 19, 2025, a 42-year-old bus driver from Volgograd Region, driving under the influence of narcotics, veered into oncoming traffic on a federal highway in Kalmykia, killing seven passengers.
