Restaurants in Yekaterinburg have begun closing en masse.
In Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk, chef-driven restaurants and bars operating in the mid-price segment have begun to close. They cannot withstand rising costs and declining foot traffic.
At the same time, some venue owners are still considering whether to cease operations. Decisions will be made based on the results of January. The main reasons: the introduction of VAT for companies with turnovers from 20 million rubles, increased spending on personnel, and tightened control over work with individual entrepreneurs (IEs), the self-employed and counterparties.
— A huge number of publications are devoted to the crisis in the catering business. In 2025 two of our clients closed their restaurants that had existed for more than ten years. One of them was unable to meet its obligations and is in bankruptcy. The tax increases affect everyone. As a result of the cancellation of reduced rates on social contributions for small and medium-sized enterprises, the tax burden on payments to employees has risen sharply. To maintain previous salary levels, a company must spend more, which reduces the profitability of small businesses, — Pavel Samsonov, managing partner of the legal consulting group “Kom-Unity,” told EAN.
As a result, businesses either lose profitability or are forced to raise prices. And most often — both.
— Taxes by themselves rarely “close a restaurant,” but in combination with falling demand and rising costs they become a factor that makes a business economically unsustainable and pushes owners to close, — Samsonov noted.
Earlier it became known that the number of bakeries in Yekaterinburg has decreased significantly.
Другие Новости Екатеринбурга (ЕКБ166)
Residents of Botanica who opposed the 'candle-like' development have won new supporters among officials.
An initiative group of residents from Yekaterinburg’s Botanichesky microdistrict was received by the regional Public Chamber. This was reported on the Sverdlovsk Region Public Chamber’s page on VKontakte.
A Ural Airlines pilot commented on the demand to pay 119 million for landing a plane in a field.
Ural Airlines pilot Sergey Belov, who landed a plane with 167 passengers in a field, was demanded to acknowledge his mistake. He told Ura.Ru this, commenting on reports that a lawsuit for 119 million rubles had been filed against him.
Yekaterinburg residents spent almost 12 hours at Koltsovo Airport waiting for their flight.
In Yekaterinburg, an Aeroflot flight to Bangkok (Thailand) was delayed by 12 hours. This is according to the online departures board at Koltsovo Airport. The plane was scheduled to depart at 23:30 on January 21, but is still in Yekaterinburg.
The coldest day in 54 years: a temperature record was broken again in Yekaterinburg.
Meteorologist Alexey Pulin, the author of the Telegram channel "Weather in Yekaterinburg", reported that 22 January 2026 was the coldest day in the city in the past 54 years.
Ural Airlines officially warned of deviations in the schedule
Ural Airlines on possible schedule deviations. It’s all due to anomalous frosts that have hit the Urals. In Yekaterinburg the air temperature fell to −32°C, and at night the temperature on the runway was recorded at −37°C. Arrivals and departures of aircraft to/from Koltsovo Airport are currently operating normally; however, small schedule deviations are possible due to the need for additional heating of aircraft systems, engines and the cabin, the airline’s press service said.
The DUO coffee chain, where people allegedly were poisoned, is resuming operations.
In Yekaterinburg, DUO coffee shops will resume operations on January 22. However, for now they will operate with a reduced menu. This was reported by the company's press service. The Rospotrebnadzor investigation has not yet been completed.
Restaurants in Yekaterinburg have begun closing en masse.
In Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk, chef-owned restaurants and bars operating in the mid-price segment have begun to close. They cannot withstand rising costs and declining customer traffic.