Russia simplifies the arrival of Pakistani citizens to the country.

Russia and Pakistan have agreed to simplify the visa regime. This was stated in an interview with TASS on May 12 by the Ambassador of Pakistan to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi. The corresponding agreement will be signed during the upcoming visit to Moscow by the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic, Shahbaz Sharif.

A woman who was a victim of fraudsters in a blue mink coat was found in Yekaterinburg.

With the help of journalists, the police were able to find a woman who had fallen victim to fraudsters but had not reported it to the police. After the story about the victim, an unknown woman in a blue mink coat, was published in regional media, a resident of Sverdlovsk wrote a statement to the police.

A 20-year-old tourist from the Moscow region went missing in the mountains of the Sverdlovsk region.

A tourist from the Moscow region got lost on Mount Kachkanar. The girl did not register her hiking trip with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. The day before, the dispatcher of the 278th fire and rescue unit received information via the 112 system that a girl who went hiking alone had gotten lost on Mount Kachkanar, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region reported on Friday.

Russian Railways is mass-selling real estate in the Sverdlovsk region.

"Russian Railways" has put up for sale 32 properties in the Sverdlovsk region, while other properties are offered for lease. This information was published on the company's official website in the "RZD Real Estate" section.

The UAV developer assembled a non-functional drone from foreign parts for 10 million rubles from the state budget.

The Ural Transport Prosecutor's Office is demanding through the court the return of 10 million rubles in state subsidies from a company in Tyumen that committed to create a prototype of a UAV.

In the SVO zone, an actor from the series "Happy Together" and "Trace" was killed.

Actor Pavel Chernyavsky died in the SVO zone. He appeared in many series, including "Trace" and "Happy Together." Mainly, he played episodic or supporting roles.

The Sverdlovsk region's REC reported how much utility services will increase in price starting from October 1.

The Regional Energy Commission (REC) of the Sverdlovsk region has published a document indicating how much the tariffs for housing and communal services will be indexed for specific municipalities.

The center of Yekaterinburg was engulfed in black smoke.

Today, in the afternoon of May 15, residents of Yekaterinburg complained that the city center was engulfed in black smoke. Apparently, there was a fire in the area of Lenin Avenue. — Something is burning in the center.

Good news for the residents of ZBI was announced at the city hall.

The municipal enterprise "Gortrans" will complete the repair of the tram tracks at the intersection of Vladimir Vysotsky and Syromolotov streets ahead of schedule. The work is planned to be finished by the morning of May 18, so that residents of the ZBI microdistrict can get to work without any problems on Monday.

A Ural taxi driver will be prosecuted for the rape and murder of a young female client.

In Chelyabinsk, the investigation into the criminal case of the rape and murder of a 24-year-old girl by a taxi driver has been completed. The crime was committed by the taxi driver in May 2025.

Preparations for the heating season have begun in Yekaterinburg.

Yekaterinburg has begun preparations for the heating season of 2026-2027. According to the document, by September 1, specialists must flush the heating systems, conduct hydraulic tests, as well as repair equipment and engineering networks.

In Yekaterinburg, a scooter rider hit a 9-year-old boy and fled the scene of the accident.

On the evening of May 15, in Yekaterinburg, near house No. 134 on Malyshev Street, an electric scooter driver collided with a 9-year-old cyclist. After that, he simply fled the scene of the incident.

In the Sverdlovsk region, a donkey caused a traffic accident.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court upheld the decision regarding an unusual traffic accident that occurred on the Lesozavod - Ivdel highway. The owners of the donkey were ordered to pay the motorist nearly 66 thousand rubles for the damaged foreign car.

A strong magnetic storm has hit the Sverdlovsk region.

A strong magnetic storm hit the Sverdlovsk region on the night of May 15. Thus, starting from the evening of May 14, a powerful geomagnetic storm arrived on Earth, with the intensity of geomagnetic field fluctuations reaching 5 points.