Ex-Komdorstroy Head Wins Volgograd Road Marking ContractIndividual entrepreneur Yevgeny Vilkov won a tender to update road markings in Volgograd; the contract is worth 150 million rubles (approximately $1,578,900 at current rates).
St. Petersburg New Build Demand Surges 46%In January 2026, a significant increase in the number of transactions was recorded on the primary real estate market of St. Petersburg. Buyers actively applied for mortgages ahead of changes to the program effective February 1.
Gere and Roberts Share Unbreakable Bond35 years after 'Pretty Woman', Richard Gere and Julia Roberts maintain an incredibly close relationship that sometimes causes jealousy among their spouses, according to insiders.
21 Drones Intercepted, Two Over Rostov OblastThe Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported that air defense systems intercepted 21 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across four regions on the morning of 4 February, including two over Rostov Oblast.
Prosecutors Seek Compensation for Volga River Yacht FireThe Saratov Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office is seeking over 500,000 rubles ($5,600) in compensation for Volga River damage caused by a yacht fire on August 16.
Ex-director of Komdorstroy wins road marking tenderIndividual entrepreneur Yevgeny Vilkov, former director of the Municipal Institution "Komdorstroy", will handle 150 million rubles (approximately $1.58 million at current rates) for road marking in Volgograd.
Dump Truck with Raised Bed Hits Heating MainOn Monday, February 2, a dump truck with its dump body raised knocked down a heating main near Chkalov Airport in Nizhny Novgorod, causing a major traffic jam.
Volgograd Woman Loses Baby and Fertility After SurgeryA former prosecutor employee from a Volgograd village barely survived a severe operation that took her unborn daughter’s life and left her unable to have more children, and she now believes the investigation into the tragedy is being deliberately delayed.
Energy firm loses 250,000-ruble power theft caseThe Uzlovaya District Court sided with a local entrepreneur, rejecting an energy company's claim for over 250,000 rubles ($2,500) due to a flawed contract.
Bodaybo: heat close, but residents still coldThree boiler houses reached standard parameters on the afternoon of February 4, but Bodaybo residents still face a long wait for heat after a week-long accident.
Kuzbass life expectancy target lowered in revised planThe Russian government has revised its socio-economic development program for Kuzbass, lowering the expected life expectancy to 74.7 years and reducing targets for investment and housing, while poverty remains at 7.5%.
After School Attack, Krasnoyarsk Mayor Orders ReviewKrasnoyarsk Mayor Sergey Vereshchagin ordered a thorough investigation into the attack at School No. 153 in Pokrovka on 4 February, where a student set fires and injured several people.
Chelyabinsk Lawyer Jailed in Bribery ProbeA colleague hoping for a lighter sentence testified against prominent Chelyabinsk lawyer Yevgeny Abramovskikh, who was ordered jailed until April 2 on bribery mediation charges.
Paralyzed Hockey Player Dreams of KHL ReturnAt age 19, Maxim Tarasov suffered multiple vertebral fractures during a training session, leaving him paralyzed. Now, three years later, he dreams of returning to hockey as an analyst.
Central Asian migrant stripped of citizenship in TulaA 42-year-old migrant from Central Asia was stripped of Russian citizenship in Tula after repeatedly expressing contempt for Russia and being convicted of causing his wife's death.
