But what about New Year's? A cold snap bringing temperatures down to -30°C is once again approaching Sverdlovsk Oblast.

The last few days of the outgoing year will be frosty for residents of Sverdlovsk. According to the Hydrometeorological Center, a significant cold snap is once again expected in the north of the region.

A woman from Yekaterinburg who tried to get back a sold car using the "Dolina scheme" lost her court case.

A resident of Yekaterinburg who fell victim to fraudsters and acted according to the "Dolina scheme" was unable to recover the sold car through the courts. The court found that the sale had been concluded of her own free will, despite psychological pressure from the fraudsters.

It has been revealed how much it will cost to slide down the tallest slide in Russia, which is located in Yekaterinburg.

Today, December 28, a new space for active winter entertainment, "RMK. Energy. Winter," will open in Yekaterinburg's Archangel Michael sports quarter.

A Sverdlovsk resident will be refunded the money he gave to scammers.

The Talitsky District Prosecutor’s Office examined a complaint from a resident of the settlement of Troitsky. The pensioner reported that he had fallen victim to scammers. It emerged that in January 2024 an unknown person, posing as a stock‑market investor, persuaded the man to transfer 340,000 rubles to someone else’s bank account.

Sverdlovsk residents were advised not to go to shopping centers.

Public health officials in Sverdlovsk Oblast advised that people should visit shopping centers as rarely as possible. This is due to the active spread of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) in the region. For obvious reasons, shopping centers become places with the highest concentration of people per square meter.

Payments to families in Sverdlovsk Oblast will be increased.

From January 1, 2026, the amount of regional maternity capital in Sverdlovsk Oblast for families with a third or subsequent child will be increased to 182,493 rubles.

The fee for major (capital) repairs will rise in Yekaterinburg.

As of January 1, 2026, the fee for capital repairs in Yekaterinburg will increase. Specifically, the rate will rise from 17.48 to 18.81 rubles per square meter. The increase in contributions is due to higher wages and rising construction material costs.

It has been revealed why fares for public transport in Yekaterinburg will increase next year.

In Yekaterinburg in 2026 there will no longer be a discount when paying for travel via SPB on public transport. Now, if you don't have a travel pass, the ticket price will be 42 rubles for everyone.

"Good riddance." The Ural Doctors' Union wasn't worried about the outflow of medical students due to the mandatory service requirement.

Sergey Ugrinov, chairman of the Sverdlovsk Region medical workers' union, commented to 66.RU on the predicted outflow of those seeking a medical education following the introduction of a compulsory work requirement for graduates in state hospitals.

Former Sverdlovsk deputy governor Chemezov may be released from pre-trial detention before the New Year.

The former vice governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Oleg Chemezov, accused of fraud, could be released from a pretrial detention center before the New Year. His preventive measure of arrest will likely be changed to house arrest, Kommersant‑Ural has learned.

Karpov's wife testified against her nephew, URA.RU editor Allayarov.

Yulia, a relative of Ura.ru editor Denis Allayarov and the wife of his uncle, Andrey Karpov, the former head of the CID at Police Department No. 10, appeared as a witness in the case against a journalist accused of bribing her husband, Kommersant‑Ural reports.

An underground printing press that produced fake documents was raided in the Sverdlovsk Region.

A criminal syndicate producing and distributing forged documents, which operated, among other places, in Sverdlovsk Oblast, was dismantled during a joint operation by officers of Russia's Interior Ministry (MVD) and the FSB.

Two people died in an overturned Lada near Rezh.

A road accident in which two people were killed and one was hospitalized occurred on Saturday morning near Rezh; traffic police are working at the scene, the regional department reports.

The basketball court in Pavlik Morozov Park will be expanded at the request of a child who appealed to Pasler.

The basketball court in Pavlik Morozov Park will be expanded. The decision was made by the Yekaterinburg administration after a young resident of the Oktyabrsky District appealed to Governor Denis Pasler’s direct line.