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Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region Increases Military Sign-Up Bonus Amid Recruitment Push

It marks the third payment increase in the Sverdlovsk region since August, independent media reported.

Police Arrest 3 After Deadly Gas Explosion at Sverdlovsk Region Apartment Block

A company supplying gas to dozens of communities across the region said its employees were arrested for safety violations.

7 Dead After Apartment Block Explosion in Ural Mountains

A large part of the five-story panel building in the industrial city of Nizhny Taigil was completely torn to pieces.

Russian Court Jails Man 3 Years For Criticizing Child’s Pro-War Hat

The man was arrested in 2023 after he told an 11-year-old boy, who was wearing a hat with the militarist Z symbol, to “shove the hat up your a**, moron...

At Least 6 Yekaterinburg Law Enforcement Officials Arrested on Various Charges – Reports

It was not immediately clear if the cases were connected, or if they represented a wider crackdown in the region’s security services.

Russia Unprepared for 'Alarming' 2024 Wildfire Season, Experts Warn

Unsettling climate forecasts, human neglect, lack of resources and “zombie” fires risk turning Russia’s annual wildfire season into a crisis.

Russian Mayor Says Ukrainian Special Services 'Hyped' Assault of Child

“It was a normal occurrence. We used to fight at school every day,” Nizhny Tagil Mayor Vladislav Pinayev said.

2 Elderly Russian Women Freeze to Death in Unheated Homes

The series of deaths came as freezing weather continued to grip much of Russia.

Activist ‘Tricked’ Into Leaving Georgia Moved to Central Russian Detention Center

Leftist activist Rafail Shepelev went missing in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Oct. 12 and was found a month later in southern Russia.

Urals Region Fire Damages Hundreds of Buildings, Kills Civilian

Officials believe the blaze was started by the burning of sawdust at a local sawmill.

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