In Yekaterinburg, classes for schoolchildren were canceled because of the cold weather.

Today, December 25, in Yekaterinburg elementary school students at School No. 1 were allowed to stay home due to unusually severe cold. But classes will still be held for those who managed to get to school, the father of a second-grader told Ura.Ru.

Public transport speeds were limited in Yekaterinburg due to frost.

In Yekaterinburg, the speed of public transport has been limited due to severe frosts. This was reported by the city transport department. — Due to the temperature dropping to -25 degrees, temporary speed restrictions have been introduced.

The second private clinic in Yekaterinburg will stop performing abortions.

The Yekaterinburg Medical Center (YMC), following the "Shans" clinic, will cease performing abortions as of January 1, 2026, its director Darya Akulova said.

Mikhail Slobodyan, who ran over and killed two girls in Revda, is trying to be released from pretrial detention.

The Yekaterinburg Garrison Military Court has extended Mikhail Slobodyan's detention until February 26, 2026; he is accused in a drunk-driving crash that occurred in Revda in October this year, in which two schoolgirls were killed.

You can now travel from Yekaterinburg to Moscow by bus.

The first bus route from Yekaterinburg to Moscow will be launched on the expressway, the portal 66.RU reports. The bus will depart from the "Severny" bus station at 22:10 and arrive at the "Kotelniki" bus station in Moscow at 16:10 the next day.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court released the former head of Pervouralsk's Vodokanal, who had been sentenced to 3.5 years' imprisonment.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court, in considering an appeal, amended the sentence of the former director of Pervouralsk Vodokanal, Artur Guzairov.

The former head of the Sverdlovsk Ministry of Health went to work on a pig farm.

The former Sverdlovsk Oblast health minister, Andrey Karlov, has taken up one of the senior management positions at LLC "Agrokomplex Gornouralsky", which is considered one of the region's largest pig-breeding complexes.

Mayor Orlov explained what is happening with the bus stops in Yekaterinburg.

The head of Yekaterinburg, Alexey Orlov, spoke about the current situation in the city regarding bus stop facilities. According to him, more than 220 modern bus shelters have been installed this year.

A passenger of a VAZ-2112 was killed yesterday morning in an accident near Bogdanovich.

A passenger of a domestic passenger car was killed yesterday, December 23, as a result of a collision at the 79th kilometer of the Yekaterinburg–Tyumen highway, the Russian State Traffic Inspectorate for the Sverdlovsk Region reported.

Residents of Yekaterinburg were warned about possible transport disruptions due to severe frosts.

Severe frosts are expected soon in Yekaterinburg, and this may cause disruptions to public transport. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Transport News EKB."

Flight tests of the Baikal aircraft's new engine and propeller took place at the UZGA airfield.

Flight tests of the Russian VK-800 engine and AV-901 propeller on board the Baikal aircraft have begun at the aerodrome of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), the airliner's developer, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade reported.

Expecting a gift? Scammers are tricking Sverdlovsk residents with a New Year's scheme

On December 24, a resident of Yekaterinburg named Ekaterina received a call from an unknown number. According to the woman, a young man was on the line who said that a courier would arrive at her home shortly.

A flight from Yekaterinburg to a popular resort was canceled due to problems with the aircraft.

In Yekaterinburg, a RedWings flight to Phuket (Thailand) was canceled. EAN reports this, citing the Koltsovo online departures board. The plane was scheduled to depart on December 24 at 02:30.

The controversial project for a 34-story "candle" in Botanika has appeared on Dom.rf

The situation with the construction of a multi-storey residential building by developer Baden Family in an overcrowded block of the Botanichesky microdistrict continues to develop.