One person killed: an explosion occurred at a furniture factory in Nizhny Tagil.

An explosion occurred at a furniture factory in Nizhny Tagil. One person died when the wall of the boiler room collapsed. This was reported by the press service of the Sverdlovsk Region’s Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

A Match TV journalist became the host of the "Tour De Burg" multi-day ski sprint.

The final of the Ural multi-day ski race "Tour de Burg" took place today, January 8, at Uktus, according to the event's Telegram channel. The competition, featuring renowned Russian athletes Denis Spitsov, Evgeny Garanichev, Evgeny Belov, Ivan Yakimushkin, and Yulia Stupak, began in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, January 6, with an evening race at the Dynamo training and sports base.

Buses from Yekaterinburg to Kazan will start running as early as January.

Yekaterinburg will already have intercity bus service to Kazan in January. 66.ru reports the opening of routes to the capital of Tatarstan. The bus will run overnight on weekends via the M-12 expressway.

A Telegram channel visualized what Yekaterinburg could be like, taking into account residents' suggestions.

The Telegram channel Ural Mash released a video showing what kind of European polish could be applied to Yekaterinburg if one takes into account some suggestions made by its readers.

A young woman fell ill after bathing outdoors in the freezing cold in a tub with grapefruit at bathhouses near Yekaterinburg.

A woman was hospitalized in Yekaterinburg after bathing in a hot tub at one of the bathhouse complexes, the Telegram channel SHOT reports. She lost consciousness and began having seizures.

"You're not allowed until the first star." The Bethlehem Star ice-sculpture festival opened.

The "Bethlehem Star" ice sculpture festival opened on Wednesday, January 7, the holiday of the Nativity of Christ, at the Church on the Blood memorial in Yekaterinburg.

A video has emerged showing the crash of a private Robinson helicopter at a holiday resort in Perm Krai.

The crash of a private Robinson R44 helicopter was captured on video. The Ural Transport Prosecutor’s Office published footage of the helicopter’s fall on its Telegram channel.

Another Ural billionaire will open a museum of vintage machinery in Yekaterinburg.

At the end of December, a limited-edition Koenigsegg Jesko sports car was displayed in the RCC Gym hall located in the RMC Sports Academy. The rare car will become part of the collection of the Museum of Unique Sports Cars of Yekaterinburg, which will be built by the Russian Copper Company, reports the Telegram channel "Lampa".

Two people were killed in vehicles traveling in opposite directions on the Achit–Myasogutovo road.

Two people were killed, and two others, including a minor, were hospitalized in serious condition as a result of an accident that occurred on January 7 at the 55th kilometer of the Achit–Mesyagutovo highway (Krasnoufimsky District).

Footage has emerged of the crash of a private Robinson helicopter at a holiday resort in Perm Krai.

The crash of a private Robinson R44 helicopter was captured on video. The Ural Transport Prosecutor’s Office published footage of the helicopter’s fall on its Telegram channel.

A commuter train from Yekaterinburg derailed in Serov.

The transport prosecutor’s office in the Sverdlovsk Region is investigating the incident on the railway tracks. According to preliminary information, in the area of Serov‑Zavodskoy station on January 7 at about 13:00 the bogie of the last carriage of a suburban train traveling from Yekaterinburg to Karpinsk came off the rails (without overturning).

New rules have been introduced for those wishing to ride the RMK giant slide in Yekaterinburg.

One of the most popular attractions among Sverdlovsk residents and tourists in Yekaterinburg this year has been the new "Energiya RMK. Winter" location, which is situated between the Raduga Park and Mega shopping malls.

Sverdlovsk police officers saved a family that nearly died in a fire.

Traffic police officers in the settlement of Shalya rescued an elderly married couple from a burning house during a night patrol. The incident occurred on December 28, 2025.

Sverdlovsk rescuers issued an urgent warning.

Tomorrow, January 8, a heavy snowfall is expected in the Sverdlovsk Region. This was reported by the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations. "On January 8, heavy snow is expected in some areas of the Sverdlovsk Region," rescuers warned.