Hiring will be by advertisement. The Yekaterinburg Traffic Police has opened recruitment for staff.

The State Traffic Inspectorate of Yekaterinburg has announced through local media the start of recruiting new employees. “We are looking for responsible and physically fit citizens of the Russian Federation, ready to uphold the law and ensure safety on the roads,” reads the announcement from the public relations department of the State Traffic Inspectorate of Yekaterinburg.

Metro trains in Yekaterinburg this morning passed Chkalovskaya station without stopping.

The Chkalovskaya metro station in Yekaterinburg was temporarily closed on Friday morning. This was reported by the Telegram channel "Yekaterinburg ChP".

Alexey Ivanov presented his new novel in Nevyansk.

Writer Alexey Ivanov presented his new novel "Nevyansk Tower" in Nevyansk. The meeting with the author of the new book took place in a museum located near the famous leaning Demidov Tower, the EAN news agency reported.

The head of Serov reported that the malfunction at the boiler house had been fixed.

The boiler house in Serov has resumed operation after one of its boilers broke down on Wednesday evening. The mayor of the city, Vasily Sizikov, reported in his Telegram channel that the boiler house is operating normally.

A multi-vehicle crash involving a KamAZ truck and a passenger bus occurred near Yekaterinburg.

A multi-vehicle crash involving a passenger bus full of passengers occurred on Wednesday, December 24, on the Yekaterinburg–Tyumen highway. Several people were injured.

In Serov, thousands of residents were left without heating during the anomalous frosts.

In Serov, more than 16,800 residents were left without heating due to an accident at a boiler house. The Sverdlovsk prosecutor's office reported this. According to the office, on December 24 an automation malfunction caused a boiler at Boiler House No. 1 to shut down.

Public transport fares in Yekaterinburg will rise sharply.

Public transport in Yekaterinburg declined to extend a promotion that gives a nine-ruble discount when paying the fare by QR code. Its last day will be December 31.

All stores of the Zenden shoe chain will close in a major Ural city.

All Zenden shoe chain stores in Chelyabinsk are closing. All retail outlets are located in the city's major shopping centers. According to employees, the stores will close within the next month.

Patients were urgently evacuated from a major Sverdlovsk hospital.

Patients at Serov City Hospital began to be evacuated after an accident at Boiler House No. 1, where one of the three boilers shut down. This was reported by the mayor of Serov, Vasily Sizikov.

Ural forecasters reported what the weather will be like on New Year's Eve in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

New Year's Eve this year will be moderately cold in Sverdlovsk Oblast and there will be snow. This was reported by the Ural Hydrometeorological Center. According to the preliminary forecast, on December 31–January 1 the weather in Sverdlovsk Oblast is expected to have light snow and nighttime temperatures of −11 to −16°C, locally down to −22°C, and daytime temperatures of −7 to −12°C.

In Yekaterinburg, a court fined the owner of a luxury Porsche who threatened a bus driver with a pistol.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg, on the basis of evidence presented by the public prosecutor, handed down a sentence in a criminal case against a local resident born in 1984.

"The car died": a tram froze on Radishchev Street

Tram traffic on Radishcheva Street heading toward Gurzufskaya has stopped. According to passengers, the tram on route No. 1 simply froze and was unable to continue moving.

Staple food prices have risen sharply in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Before the New Year, basic foodstuffs in the Sverdlovsk Region once again rose sharply in price. Cucumbers and sausage were hit the hardest, according to a study by Sverdlovskstat.

A person died at a school in Yekaterinburg.

A person died at a school in Yekaterinburg.