The rector of UrGUPS has changed.

      By the order of the Federal Agency for Railway Transport, Oleg Balagin has been appointed as the acting head of the Ural State University of Railway Transport, previously holding the position of first vice-rector.

      Oleg Balagin was born on April 14, 1980, in the city of Omsk and graduated from school in Petropavlovsk (Republic of Kazakhstan). In 1997, he entered the Omsk State University of Railway Transport, specializing in "Locomotives." He began his career at his alma mater and worked there until 2025, successively holding positions as an engineer, laboratory assistant in the department, responsible secretary of the admissions committee, dean of the faculty of pre-university training and professional orientation, director of the institute for advanced training and retraining, assistant rector for professional orientation and recruitment, vice-rector for vocational training and industry relations, and vice-rector for digital transformation and industry relations.

      In 2005, Oleg Vladimirovich defended his PhD dissertation and has been engaged in teaching activities all these years. From April 2025 to May 7, he held the position of first vice-rector of UrGUPS.

      The new leader's plans include the phased implementation of a comprehensive development program for the university, with a key focus on creating a modern educational environment. The program envisions large-scale digitalization of all processes, licensing new in-demand programs, opening a multifunctional center and project office, creating an IT club for developing digital skills, and putting innovative laboratories into operation. Special attention will be paid to infrastructure—improving the student campus and creating comfortable conditions for students' study and leisure.

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Traffic will be closed on Volgogradskaya in Yekaterinburg. In Yekaterinburg, a section of Volgogradskaya Street will be closed for a month due to the construction of heating networks. The restrictions will be in effect from June 15 to July 15 in the area of house No. 38 on Cherdynskaya Street.

In the Sverdlovsk city, traffic has been restricted due to damaged roads. In Revda, passenger transport movement on Obogatiteley Street has been temporarily restricted due to the poor condition of the road. This was reported by the press service of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region.

In the Sverdlovsk city, young "Dzerzhinets" from the entire region will be raised. A bust of the founder of the Cheka (the prototype of modern counterintelligence) Felix Dzerzhinsky was unveiled on the shore of the Chernoyistochinsky pond, reports v-tagile.ru. The solemn ceremony was attended by the grandnephew of Iron Felix, Vladimir Dzerzhinsky.

The forecaster explained how global warming affects the weather in the capital of the Urals. Global warming is leading to a reduction in the duration of winter and an expansion of the warm period in the Sverdlovsk region. - Global warming is the increase in the average air temperature across the planet as a whole.

"Did not fasten his seatbelt." A drunk shift worker in KhMAO "fell out" of the plane, not reaching Samara. In Surgut, a plane on a flight to Samara was unable to take off on time due to a drunken shift worker. During the taxiing of the aircraft, a 36-year-old man from the Samara region refused to fasten his seatbelt, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Transport in the Ural Federal District reported on Friday.

Traffic on Volgogradskaya Street will be closed in Yekaterinburg. In Yekaterinburg, a section of Volgogradskaya Street will be closed for a month due to the construction of heating networks. The restrictions will be in effect from June 15 to July 15 in the area of house No. 38 on Cherdynskaya Street.