Two weeks' difference has accumulated. Russia will celebrate the "Old" New Year today.

The "Old" New Year will be celebrated today in Russia. The origin of this strange holiday was explained on the "Morning Express" broadcast by urban space researcher and tour guide Svetlana Gatsulenko, reports the Telegram channel "Fourth Channel".

In Yekaterinburg, fares for commuter trains have been raised.

In Yekaterinburg, fares for commuter trains within the urban agglomeration have increased. Thus, the price rose from 40 to 44 rubles. There is now a single agglomeration zone around Yekaterinburg.

The search for the person who drowned in the Beloyarsk Reservoir while snowmobiling continues.

Searches continue in Sverdlovsk Oblast for 29-year-old Ilya Litomin, who drowned while riding a snowmobile on the ice of the Beloyarsk Reservoir. On the night of December 4–5, Ilya fell through the ice on a snowmobile together with 51-year-old construction company director Sergey Sapegin.

Security forces detained the men who raped a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the Akademichesky district.

In Yekaterinburg, three young men were detained for raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl. It all happened on the night of January 11, when the girl argued with her mother and ran away from home.

In Yekaterinburg, the court refused to place the concertmaster accused of pedophilia in pretrial detention.

In Yekaterinburg, a 51-year-old accompanist at a choral school will be tried on charges of pedophilia. Danila K. was detained in May 2025, "KP-Yekaterinburg" reports.

There is a shortage of rescue helicopters in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Sverdlovsk Oblast has become one of the regions experiencing a shortage of aviation equipment for rescue services. Overall, a shortage of aviation rescue equipment is observed at 31 of the 111 duty stations approved by Rosaviatsiya.

A bus carrying children was involved in an accident in the Urals.

Three children were injured in the Chelyabinsk region when a bus collided with a loader on the M-5 "Ural" highway. This was reported by Interfax.

The Yekaterinburg authorities plan to demolish several more houses in Vtorchermet.

As part of a comprehensive development project for the Vtorchermet area, 13 apartment buildings will be demolished, the city administration’s press service reports.

The First Deputy Mayor of Yekaterinburg resigns.

The first deputy head of Yekaterinburg, Igor Sutyagin, is leaving the city administration. His place will be taken by Rustam Galyamov, reports the portal 66.RU. Rustam Galyamov is already performing the duties of the first deputy head of Yekaterinburg, since Sutyagin is on leave until February.

An aircraft tug collided with HC Avtomobilist's business jet at Vnukovo Airport.

A truck collided with the Avtomobilist hockey club's business jet during a ground tow at Vnukovo Airport. For that reason, the team was unable to fly out of Moscow on time for the KHL game against Barys.

A strong geomagnetic storm will occur in Sverdlovsk Oblast in the midst of a severe cold snap.

A strong geomagnetic storm will hit Sverdlovsk Oblast this week. On the evening of December 16, a powerful geomagnetic storm is expected, with geomagnetic field fluctuations reaching five points.

The former CEO of Uralkali has gone missing in Cyprus.

The former CEO of OAO "Uralkali", Vladislav Baumgertner, has gone missing in Cyprus, RIA Novosti reports, citing local police. The businessman has not been in contact since January 7.

Three young men raped a 15-year-old girl from Yekaterinburg.

In Yekaterinburg three young men raped a 15-year-old schoolgirl. It all happened on the night of January 11. According to preliminary reports, the girl had argued with her mother and ran away from home.

At Koltsovo Airport, a cleaner stole a belt worth 55,000 rubles from a passenger and gave it to a colleague.

The transport police at Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg have solved the theft of an expensive designer belt. A criminal case has been opened against an employee of one of the cleaning companies.