A Sverdlovsk resident hid a corpse in a basement for 14 years.

In Berezovsky, 41-year-old Prishchanovo resident Rustam Kadyrov was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security penal colony. He killed an acquaintance and dumped her body in the basement of a farm.

The protagonist of GTA San Andreas moved to Yekaterinburg.

The protagonist of the cult game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas visited Yekaterinburg with the help of a neural network. — Yekaterinburg in the style of GTA San Andreas. Carl Johnson (CJ) climbed up to the Vysotsky observation deck, took a selfie with Gena Bukin, cooled off with kvass at the Plotinka and cracked sunflower seeds while strolling along Vaynera, — Ura.Ru quotes the video's creator.

Yekaterinburg did not make the list of Russian cities with the highest pre-New Year spending.

Yekaterinburg did not appear on RTVI's list of large Russian cities that had spent large sums on their New Year decorations. According to the infographic, Saint Petersburg spent the most on these efforts.

The court has seized the property of a Yekaterinburg deputy.

Investigators from the Kurgan Region, as part of a criminal case, seized the property of Yekaterinburg City Duma deputy Vitaly Chachin. — The property of Yekaterinburg City Duma deputy Chachin has been seized at the request of the investigators.

Ombudswoman Merzlyakova: Black widows have sprung up around the Special Military Operation in Yekaterinburg

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, cases have been recorded of the activities of two "black widows" who defraud fighters of the special military operation. This was reported by the region's human rights commissioner, Tatyana Merzlyakova.

The chief physician of Yekaterinburg City Clinical Hospital No. 40 is leaving to take a job within UMMC.

In Yekaterinburg, the chief physician of City Clinical Hospital No. 40, Alexander Prudkov, is resigning after 15 years in the post, Kommersant‑Ural reports. In 2026 he will move to the multidisciplinary clinic UGMK‑Health, the hospital said.

Alexey Orlov, the mayor of Yekaterinburg, announced what will ultimately happen to the Khimash Cultural Center.

The mayor of Yekaterinburg said that the Khimmash House of Culture will not be preserved in its current form; it's easier to build a new cultural center. He said this on the air of the Fourth Channel.

Mayor Orlov announced what has changed in public transportation in Yekaterinburg.

The head of Yekaterinburg, Alexey Orlov, spoke on the Fourth Channel about the interim results of the transport reform that began in the city a year ago.

Sverdlovsk Railway has scheduled additional trains on the "Evening Yekaterinburg" route.

Sverdlovsk Railway has scheduled additional runs of the retro train "Ural Express." The decision was made to meet increased demand from residents and visitors of Yekaterinburg for tourist trips during the New Year holidays, the Sverdlovsk Railway press service said.

Yekaterinburg Zoo asks for help choosing a Snow Maiden (PHOTO)

In the run-up to the New Year, the Yekaterinburg Zoo invites city residents to choose a snow-white zoo Snegurochka from among its animals. Every year we traditionally award the titles of zoo-mister and zoo-miss.

A long-haul truck driver suddenly died in Yekaterinburg.

The driver of a heavy truck from Vladikavkaz was found dead in his vehicle near warehouses in the Chkalovsky district of Yekaterinburg, writes URA.RU. The body of the 67-year-old man was found on December 22 in a Mercedes vehicle, a source in the emergency services told URA.RU.

"Quiet Center." In Yekaterinburg they are pouring the foundation for yet another new neighborhood.

The residential quarter "Tikhiy Center" will be built in several phases in central Yekaterinburg. Its construction on a plot bounded by Chelyuskintsev, Beringa and Geroev Rossii streets was started by the company Sinara-Development.

A route to Yekaterinburg's most New Year–themed spots has been launched.

A New Year's route has been "mapped out" in Yekaterinburg. As a result, 50 locations — various installations, venues and decorated buildings — have appeared on the city's festive map.

The Prosecutor General's Office will inspect the construction near the Ural presidential envoy's office in Yekaterinburg.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation will investigate the project to build high-rise buildings in the protected zone near the building of the Ural presidential envoy’s office in Yekaterinburg. An appeal from citizens was submitted to the Prosecutor General’s Office, EAN news agency reports.