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Volgograd Residents Complain of Apartment Heating OutagesAfter a warming spell in Volgograd, residents from various districts report no heating in residential buildings. Utility services attribute this to repair work on the networks.

Feb 28, 2026

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Myzinsky Bridge Overpass Set for Full Opening in August 2026Repair work on the overpass near Myzinsky Bridge in Nizhny Novgorod has been halted for months but is set to resume in March, with full traffic restoration planned for August 2026.

Feb 28, 2026

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St. Petersburg Budget: Personal Income Tax Rises, Profit Tax FallsThe city budget revenues in 2025 reached 1.41 trillion rubles (approx. $15.8 billion at current rates), with personal income tax receipts growing while profit tax declined.

Feb 28, 2026

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Tula Canteen on Lenin Avenue Faces Closure Due to Sanitary ViolationsAuthorities in Tula have suspended operations at a canteen after the owner failed to notify regulators and inspectors found sanitary violations in the kitchen.

Feb 28, 2026

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After Water Pipe Repairs, Infectious Disease Outbreak Hits Kostroma RegionNearly 30 residents of a village in the Krasnoselsky District of the Kostroma Region fell ill following work on the local water supply, prompting an investigation by the Russian Investigative Committee.

Feb 28, 2026

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Perm hit by 10-point traffic jams amid multiple accidentsPublic transport in Perm is experiencing heavy delays due to severe traffic congestion and accidents, with more snow expected.

Feb 28, 2026

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Deputies Propose Granting Legislative Initiative to Regional Audit ChamberLawmakers in Krasnodar Krai have approved first-reading amendments to the region's Charter, including a provision to grant the right of legislative initiative to the Audit Chamber.

Feb 28, 2026

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Volgograd swamped with heating complaints after frostsFollowing a thaw after severe frosts, Volgograd residents are reporting widespread heating failures across multiple city districts, with utility companies attributing some outages to repair work.

Feb 28, 2026

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Editor and Director of Zabaikalsky Rabochy ResignsAndrey Belokopytoв, the director and editor-in-chief of Zabaikalsky Rabochy, has resigned, leaving Siberia's oldest newspaper temporarily without a leader.

Feb 28, 2026

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Salmonella infections surge at kindergarten in NyaganTwenty-six cases of salmonella infection have been recorded at a kindergarten in Nyagan, with four children previously hospitalized.

Feb 28, 2026

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Electric moped rider hit by car in UfaA young man riding an electric moped was struck by a car in Ufa, sustaining a leg fracture that will keep him off the road for a long time.

Feb 28, 2026

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Visitor Robbed Another After Fight in SochiPolice in Sochi have detained a man suspected of robbing a tourist he had just met. The altercation, which started as a personal argument, escalated into an assault and theft on a city street.

Feb 28, 2026

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Psychologist Debunks Myths About Wish Maps and Info-GypsiesA clinical psychologist in Izhevsk explains whether wish maps serve as motivational aids or merely add stress, debunking myths spread by online influencers.

Feb 28, 2026

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Investigation into CityStroy Fake Developers Case ConcludedPolice have charged three suspects, one of whom is hiding abroad. The fraud caused an estimated damage of 1.1 billion rubles (about $12.2 million at current rates).

Feb 28, 2026

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Arrest of Military Representative Office Head for Bribery in St. PetersburgA court in St. Petersburg has remanded in custody the head of the 178th military representative office of the Ministry of Defense, Vladimir Nikitin. He is accused of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale while executing a state defense order.

Feb 28, 2026

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Worker dies at major Voronezh synthetic rubber production plantThe circumstances of the tragedy are unknown.

Feb 28, 2026

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New Rules for Special Call-ups of Russian ReservistsMilitary Commissioner of Nizhny Novgorod Region Sergei Agafonov has explained the new rules for conducting special call-ups for the mobilization reserve, which were introduced at the end of 2025.

Feb 28, 2026

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Influenza Outbreak and Deaths at Kuzbass Boarding HomeNine residents of a psychoneurological boarding home in Kuzbass have died over the past month amid an influenza outbreak, with allegations of systemic abuse and neglect.

Feb 28, 2026

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‘Unsafe for residents’: Flood hits South Chemsky housing estate building — videoA flood in a Novosibirsk apartment building left passenger elevators filled with water, prompting the building council head to send a pre-trial claim to the developer over repeated incidents.

Feb 28, 2026

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Child's pyrotechnics play may have caused Solnechnodolsk fireA fire in Solnechnodolsk, Stavropol Krai, is suspected to have been sparked by a child playing with pyrotechnics, but fortunately, no one was injured.

Feb 28, 2026

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Meteorologists Forecast Storm for SochiAuthorities in Sochi are advising residents and tourists to avoid water recreation due to an expected storm.

Feb 28, 2026

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Car stolen from Arkhangelsk gas station in 7 seconds on videoA car was stolen from a gas station in Arkhangelsk, with the crime recorded by surveillance cameras. It took the thief just 7 seconds to start the car and drive away.

Feb 28, 2026

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Police Complete Probe Into Fake Builders' Scam Affecting HundredsPolice have concluded an investigation into a construction fraud that deceived hundreds of families in the Rostov region, with the company owner still at large.

Feb 28, 2026

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State Institutions Lead Office Purchases in St. PetersburgState organizations have become key purchasers of office space in St. Petersburg in 2025, with the share of sales exceeding rentals for the first time.

Feb 28, 2026

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Ivan Noskov Announces New Musical Instruments for Samara Art SchoolsMore than 18 million rubles (approximately $200,000 at current rates) have been allocated for new musical instruments and equipment for five art schools in Samara in 2026.

Feb 28, 2026

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