In Uktus, the main street was brought to a standstill by a three-kilometre traffic jam.

This morning, October 24, Shcherbakova Street was caught in a three-kilometer traffic jam due to an accident on the bridge. "Everything is at a standstill from Pavlodarskaya to Samolyotnaya," one of the drivers told the E1.RU portal.

Students at a Yekaterinburg college were threatened with expulsion for refusing to install MAX

In Yekaterinburg, students of the Polzunov College were threatened with expulsion for refusing to install the MAX messenger. One of the students told the portal E1.RU that a meeting had been held in their group.

Governor Pasler announced whether a "dry law" will be introduced in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Restrictions on alcohol sales in the Sverdlovsk Region are not planned at the moment. The region’s governor, Denis Pasler, said that no such proposals have been submitted to him, reports the portal 66.RU.

The Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Denis Pasler, commented on the future of Mayor Orlov.

The mayor of Yekaterinburg, Alexey Orlov, will remain in his post at least until February 2026, when his term expires. After that, the mayor's future will be discussed, Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast Denis Pasler said following a meeting of the regional government.

Another tram line could be laid from Akademichesky to the center of Yekaterinburg.

A new street will appear between the Yugo-Zapadny and Akademichesky districts in Yekaterinburg, on which tram tracks will be laid, 66.RU reports. The project is included in Yekaterinburg's master plan through 2045.

Tons of oranges infested with a pest arrived in Yekaterinburg.

Seven tonnes of oranges from South Africa arrived at a fruit and vegetable distribution center in Yekaterinburg. During an inspection of the consignment, inspectors from Rosselkhoznadzor, together with specialists from the laboratory of the Yekaterinburg branch of VNIIZh, discovered a dead imago of the red citrus scale — a quarantine pest.

Residents of Sverdlovsk will fly more often to the Altai and Siberia.

Red Wings airline announced an increase in the number of direct flights from Yekaterinburg to Gorno-Altaysk and Tomsk. Additional flights will begin operating on January 1, 2026, the carrier's press service said.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, a taxi driver was convicted for running over and killing his own passenger.

Taxi driver from Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Ruslan Panov, who accidentally ran over a passenger, has been sentenced to one and a half years of compulsory labor. Ten percent will be withheld from his earnings, and his driver's license has been revoked for 2 years and 6 months.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, people said goodbye to a man who was killed after being mistaken for a bear.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, people said goodbye to a man who was killed after being mistaken for a bear.

Stepan and Taisia Pavlyuk from Tyumen were raised in a foster family from early childhood after their biological mother had her parental rights revoked. As adults, the brother and sister faced an unexpected problem: they are listed as owing utility debts left by their relatives.

Demolition has begun in Yekaterinburg at the site of the controversial vegetable depot.

In Yekaterinburg, the demolition of a four-story building located on the grounds of the notorious 4th vegetable base has begun. The building at 26 Zavokzalnaya Street is being demolished by an excavator.

Residents of Yekaterinburg are causing crushes on buses due to the lack of trams.

Residents of the ZhBI microdistrict are forced to commute to work in overcrowded buses after tram services were suspended. There aren't enough seats on the buses, and many have to wait for the next one.

It has become known how the bridge on Malysheva Street in Yekaterinburg might be reconstructed and altered.

The first sketch of the reconstruction of the Malyshevsky Bridge in Yekaterinburg drew mixed assessments from specialists. City authorities intend to widen the overpass to ease traffic between the city center and the ZHB district, but some experts believe the root of the transport problems lies not in the interchange but in the narrow carriageway of Malysheva Street, which can no longer cope with the volume of cars.

Cold weather is approaching Sverdlovsk Oblast.

By the end of the workweek a cyclone named Henning will arrive in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, bringing cooler temperatures and cloudy weather. This was reported by meteorologist Alexey Pulin on his Telegram channel "Weather in Yekaterinburg."