A man from Sverdlovsk stuffed a fish with a heavy metal to win a contest.

At the "Kamensky Predator — 2025" festival, held near Kamensk‑Uralsky, one of the participants was caught attempting to cheat. The fisherman had placed lead sinkers in the pike he had caught to increase its weight.

An ambulance was unable to reach the scene of a teenager's fall in Yekaterinburg because of a barrier gate.

A resident of the apartment building on whose podium a schoolboy fell from a shared balcony and was killed yesterday said that the ambulance and police could not reach the scene because the entrance to the grounds was blocked by a boom gate.

Payments to Sverdlovsk students were increased.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, annual payments to medical students studying under targeted contracts have been increased. The amount of support will increase tenfold — from 2,000 to 20,000 rubles.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, staple food prices continue to rise.

In Sverdlovsk stores, all staple foods have become more expensive — pasta, rice, sausage and margarine. Sverdlovskstat reported that the price surge is continuing for seasonal vegetables as well.

An earthquake occurred in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

An earthquake occurred in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

The director of the Yekaterinburg lyceum provoked a student revolt with his staffing policy.

The new principal of Lyceum No. 173 in Yekaterinburg demoted deputy principal Polina Zolovyeva to an ordinary teacher, provoking a genuine uprising among the students. All the students, in protest, ignored the school uniform.

A drunk man attacked an elderly visitor at a bakery in Yekaterinburg (PHOTO)

A man under the influence of alcohol started a fight with an elderly man in a bakery in Yekaterinburg, reports the Telegram public page "Angry Yekaterinburg". The incident reportedly occurred at "Khlebnichnaya" on Vostochnaya Street, 72, and ended unfavorably for the aggressor.

In the Urals, despite the rain, the ski season has begun.

Already yesterday, November 5, the ski season opened on Mount Pilnaya. And today at 3:00 PM the ski season will begin on the Uktus training slope.

Yekaterinburg may lose its Ice Town in the city center.

The Yekaterinburg mayor’s office was unable to find a contractor to build an ice town in the Historic Square. According to the government procurement website, the authorities rejected all bids from participants.

Sverdlovsk medics literally reassembled a man's skull after a horrific accident (PHOTO)

In Nizhny Tagil, doctors saved a 25-year-old man whose skull was shattered in a traffic accident. Specialists at City Hospital No. 1 performed a real miracle. Neurosurgeons carried out an extremely complex operation that lasted about two and a half hours.

An adult from Sverdlovsk faces a prison sentence for having a relationship with a schoolgirl.

A Yekaterinburg resident was sentenced for a romance with a 15-year-old girl. According to KP-Ekaterinburg, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against a 33-year-old man under the article "sexual intercourse and other sexual acts with a person who has not reached the age of sixteen."

Scooters have completely disappeared from the streets of Yekaterinburg.

In Yekaterinburg, the e-scooter rental season has ended. Kick-scooter sharing companies have begun removing personal mobility devices from the city's streets. A wrap-up meeting with representatives of the rental services will take place next week.

Hundreds of kilograms of smoked and dried fish were sent from Yekaterinburg to the UAE.

A Ural company sent a consignment of smoked and dried fish weighing 403 kilograms to the United Arab Emirates. The shipment was organized by a Yekaterinburg-based enterprise specializing in the production of fish products.

In Yekaterinburg, an unidentified driver hit two people at a pedestrian crossing and fled the scene.

In Yekaterinburg, in the VIZ district, a driver hit two pedestrians and fled the scene. The crash occurred on the morning of November 5 at about 7:38 a.m. at the intersection of VIZ Boulevard and Melnikova Street.