It has been revealed whether the EKAD will ultimately become a toll road.

The government of Sverdlovsk Oblast refused to sign a concession agreement for the modernization and expansion of the EKAD — a project that had been under development since 2024.

Appeal denied: court puts an end to the case of guardian Naumova, who killed little Daler.

Today, November 24, the Second Appellate Court of General Jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg left the Sverdlovsk Regional Court's sentence in the case of Veronika Naumova and Daniil Egolnikov unchanged.

There will be no sharp spike in heating prices in Yekaterinburg.

The head of the Regional Energy Commission of the Sverdlovsk Region, Vladimir Grishanov, approved a new resolution establishing ceiling prices for heat energy in the Yekaterinburg heat‑supply price zone for 2026.

The reason for the rise in gasoline prices in the Sverdlovsk region has been named.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, an increase in gasoline and diesel fuel prices was recorded in October. As the Ural Main Directorate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation notes, the price rise is linked to repair work at a number of oil refineries and to increased seasonal demand.

A Sverdlovsk deputy mayor was arrested for taking a large bribe.

A court arrested the former deputy mayor of Rezh, Alexander Kachurin, a few days after the mayoral election. The official was dismissed and charged with accepting a large bribe, the press service of the regional prosecutor's office said.

A woman from Sverdlovsk beat her 5-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter.

A resident of Kamensk-Uralsky grabbed her 5-year-old son by the neck and beat her 11-year-old daughter. Lawyer Sergey Barsukov, representing the children's father, appealed to the Investigative Committee of the Sverdlovsk Region.

A young woman has disappeared without a trace in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

In Revda, the search continues for 20-year-old Olga Cherkasova, who mysteriously disappeared. The young woman lives with her parents. On November 21, when they returned home, they discovered that Olga was missing.

A director and founder of an independent theater died in Yekaterinburg.

In Yekaterinburg, director and founder of the independent theatre "TUT", Dmitry Neustroev, has died. "With unbearable pain in our hearts we must announce the passing of one of the founders of our theatre, a director and simply a kind and responsive person, Dmitry Neustroev," the EAN publication reports, citing the venue's representatives.

It is now known who died in the bus crash near Yekaterinburg.

In the horrific bus crash that occurred on November 22, two young women were killed. According to KP-Ekaterinburg, they were 22-year-old Alina and her friend.

Wind, black ice and no snow: rescuers issued a warning for Sverdlovsk residents

Rescue services issued an urgent warning to Sverdlovsk residents. On November 25, icy roads and wind gusts up to 18 m/s are expected in parts of Sverdlovsk Oblast, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

In Yekaterinburg, frightened underage train surfers called the police themselves from aboard the train and turned themselves in.

In Kamensk‑Uralsky, transport police removed four underage train surfers from a freight train. According to the Transport Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Ural Federal District, on November 23 a call to the emergency number “02” was received from a teenager who reported that he, together with friends, had climbed onto the walkway between the cars of a freight train at the VIZ stop.

A coffee chain from Tyumen will open in Yekaterinburg.

In Yekaterinburg, which already has a dense concentration of various establishments, another outlet will soon appear—the Tyumen-based café chain Coffee Brut will open there.

In Yekaterinburg, the area around the Variety Theatre was cordoned off.

In Yekaterinburg law enforcement cordoned off the area around the Ural State Variety Theatre. Witnesses told the portal Uralweb.ru that the National Guard is on the scene.

Meteorologists have said what the weather will be like in Yekaterinburg in December.

This December in Yekaterinburg is expected to be slightly warmer than usual. In fact, zero-degree temperatures are even forecast at the beginning of the month, reports the Gismeteo service. According to the forecast, temperatures will drop gradually.