All the ice cream kiosks in Yekaterinburg have also decided to be demolished.

      All ice cream kiosks in Yekaterinburg have also decided to be demolished. Today at 10:00 a.m., active dismantling of kiosks and bus shelters continues in Yekaterinburg. Citizens have now noticed that they are also removing ice cream counters, including kiosks selling GOST-standard ice cream and other ice cream from the local Cold Storage Plant No. 3. In just a few weeks, none of them will remain in the city.

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      Ice cream kiosks have stood in their places for more than 40 years, but now, with their five-year lease agreements expired, authorities have not extended these licenses, reports E1.RU.

      — The city administration states that the kiosks are old and unsightly. I completely agree. But if you are removing kiosks, offer something in return. One option is to create pavilions yourself, which you can then lease out to legal entities, — laments Alexander Rias, Executive Director of the "Our City Ice Cream" network, in an interview with the media.

      With the closure of ice cream kiosks, more than 50 vendors will lose their jobs. Most of them are pensioners. Customers are also perplexed. The kiosks always offered a greater variety of ice cream and had lower prices.

      The Yekaterinburg administration announced that the trading spaces will now be auctioned off. It is also worth recalling that no less actively, Rospetchati kiosks are being dismantled in Yekaterinburg. The issue has even been addressed by Tatiana Merzlyakova, the Human Rights Commissioner for Sverdlovsk Region.

      Interestingly, it is quite curious how numerous shawarma outlets seem to fit into the cityscape, standing right next to the demolished kiosks.

      Now, the TYUZ Theatre on Izoplit Street: old bus stops from other streets are being replaced there after the previous stops were demolished. Regarding this issue, the mass dismantling of stops in Yekaterinburg has been called "vandalism." Local residents described it as a "usual redistribution" regarding the mass demolition of kiosks in the city. Deputies have called to stop the uncontrolled dismantling of stops in Yekaterinburg.

      "Street of demolished stops." The head of Yekaterinburg, Orlov, was subjected to negative publicity. An abandoned cemetery of dismantled kiosks was found in Vtuzygorodok. The mayor of Yekaterinburg, Alexey Orlov, instructed district leaders to stop dismantling canopies at stops during kiosk removals. There will be only 75 kiosks remaining in the entire city.