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Energy Workers in Perm Detect Pipeline Damage Using Special DyeThe use of a harmless fluorescent marker has enabled the prompt repair of leaks in the city's heating systems.

Mar 3, 2026

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Kasimov School Roof Collapse: Expert Findings on ContractorA city deputy reported the collapse of a new school's assembly hall roof, calling for federal intervention. The district administration stated the building was unfinished and an inspection found contractor violations.

Mar 3, 2026

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Court Denies Developer's Appeal for Samara High-Rise Near SchoolA Samara court has rejected a developer's appeal against a ministry's refusal to permit construction of a multi-story residential building next to a school on Yunykh Pionerov Avenue.

Mar 3, 2026

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Chelyabinsk to Host WBA Interim World Title FightSouthern Urals will host a high-level boxing tournament for the first time in years.

Mar 3, 2026

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Rescuers from two units evacuate tourist with leg injury from Agur GorgeA 52-year-old tourist injured his leg while hiking in Agur Gorge and was rescued by MChS personnel, who transferred him to emergency medics.

Mar 3, 2026

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Footage shows ambulance taking Orenburg residents rescued from boiling waterEmployees of Ufanet provided first aid to two young men who fell into boiling water near a college on Montazhnikov Street in Orenburg.

Mar 3, 2026

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Student Nearly Loses Teeth After Two Weeks of Energy DrinksAn 18-year-old student in Nizhny Novgorod severely damaged his tooth enamel by consuming energy drinks for two weeks during exam preparation.

Mar 3, 2026

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Pension and child benefit payment dates to change in Voronezh Region in FebruaryThe changes are due to weekends and the Defender of the Fatherland Day holiday.

Mar 3, 2026

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Power Outages Return: Weekly Schedule Published for ChitaPlanned power outages in Chita will continue through February 6 for scheduled repairs.

Mar 3, 2026

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40-year-old man beaten to death near Ilyich Square metro stationA 40-year-old man was fatally assaulted in an underground passage near Ilyich Square metro station in Moscow, following a dispute that escalated into violence.

Mar 3, 2026

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Tsentr-Kniga on Marx Avenue announces closureAnother Tsentr-Kniga bookstore in Omsk is closing its doors, this time at 29 Marx Avenue. By summer, only three branches of the chain may remain in the city.

Mar 3, 2026

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Webcam Studios in Volgograd Earn Over 1 Million RublesPolice in Volgograd have detained the organizers and models of two webcam studios that were conducting paid online broadcasts, which earned nearly a million rubles.

Mar 3, 2026

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Russian National Guard Officer Enters Women's Bathhouse in YekaterinburgA Russian National Guard officer entered the women's section of the Bodorost bathhouse on January 29 while visitors were showering.

Mar 3, 2026

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Dentist explains how energy drinks nearly cost student his teethAn 18-year-old student from Nizhny Novgorod almost lost his teeth after consuming energy drinks non-stop for two weeks during exam preparation, a dentist has explained.

Mar 3, 2026

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Traffic restrictions on Bashkortostan roads due to bad weatherAuthorities in Bashkortostan have imposed traffic restrictions on multiple roads due to bad weather, prohibiting freight and passenger vehicles.

Mar 3, 2026

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Market-Rate Mortgage Borrowers More Active in Early RepaymentIn 2025, clients who took out mortgages at market rates significantly more often resorted to early repayment compared to borrowers under preferential programs. Such data is provided by VTB.

Mar 3, 2026

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Sochi's Final Warm Day Precedes Ultra-Polar Cold and RainSochi is experiencing its last warm day before an ultra-polar cold front arrives, bringing prolonged rains and possible heavy snowfalls.

Mar 3, 2026

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Moscow Tests Electric Bus with Night Charging TechnologyThe KAMAZ-6282 electric bus is being tested on the e41 express route, connecting Zelenograd to the Khovrino metro station. Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov stated it has already traveled over 17,000 km in three months.

Mar 3, 2026

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Kuibyshev Railway announces spring thematic train tours from SamaraThe Kuibyshev Railway has published the schedule for spring thematic railway tours from Samara under the 'Bright Weekends' and 'Knowledge Car' projects.

Mar 3, 2026

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Foreigner gets 9 years in colony for bribing FSB officer in YakutskA Central Asian foreigner was sentenced to nine years in a strict-regime colony and fined 6.4 million rubles (approximately $64,000) for attempting to bribe an FSB officer in Yakutsk.

Mar 3, 2026

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Russians React to Viral Video of Pedestrian Ice Crossing in ArkhangelskA viral video of a pedestrian ice crossing in Arkhangelsk has sparked widespread discussion, with locals seeing it as routine while many other Russians express amazement.

Mar 3, 2026

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'We Were All Naked!' Security Forces Storm Women's Bathhouse in YekaterinburgThe female visitors were washing in the shower at the time.

Mar 3, 2026

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Health Ministry Details Condition of Boy Hit by TrolleybusA 12-year-old boy was hit by a trolleybus on Karl Marx Avenue in Omsk yesterday and is in intensive care with multiple injuries, the regional health ministry said.

Mar 3, 2026

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Repeat offender to stand trial for attacking woman in NovomoskovskA 40-year-old man from Tula, posing as a police officer, attacked and robbed a 56-year-old woman of 400,000 rubles (approx. $4,400). The recidivist faces up to 12 years in prison.

Mar 3, 2026

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Case against two Volgograd webcam studios forwarded to courtIn Volgograd, authorities detained the organizer and performers of live streams, with the case now sent to court.

Mar 3, 2026

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