Main materials
Kresty prison will become a public space
On February 21, 2025, the KVS group of companies won the auction by purchasing the complex of buildings of the former Kresty detention center located on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg.
Technologies
Krasnodar Region increased wine production by 23.4 million decaliters
Last year, Kuban winemakers increased their production by 23.4 million decaliters.
Society
Popular
More than 20 cases of measles were detected in the Pskov region in 2024
At the moment, there are no foci of the spread of the disease in the region.
Policy
Incidents
Novosibirsk court sentenced a young driver who killed a man
A 19-year-old motorist ran over a woman at an unregulated pedestrian crossing.
Economy
Apple and Indonesia have agreed to lift the ban on the iPhone 16
An agreement has been reached between Apple and the Indonesian government to lift the ban ...
Sport
Football was recognized as the most popular sport in the country
The Russian Football Union and Mediascope investigated the preferences of Russians in the ...
Real estate
The developer will hold repeated hearings on the skyscraper construction project in Samara
A second discussion of the skyscraper construction project on Moskovskoye Highway will take place in Samara.
National projects of Russia
Stavropol wants to upgrade the airport infrastructure within five years as part of a national project.
Stavropol airport plans to upgrade its infrastructure as part of the national project "Efficient Transport System".
New materials
Telegram messenger became profitable for the first time
Pavel Durov, the founder of the social network, summed up the results of the year in the work of Telegram. The company's revenue exceeded $1 billion, and the number of subscribers reached 12 million people.
Banks will allocate almost 1.8 billion rubles for the construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg High-speed highway
The relevant agreements were concluded at the Ministry of Transport. The route is scheduled to be launched in 2028.
Hosting providers' services in Russia will rise in price by 10%
The price increase will take effect on January 1, 2025. Among the reasons is the obligation to establish systems of operational investigative measures.
About 90 million rubles have been invested in the modernization of the Lipetsk Polymer enterprise.
The plant produces rubber and plastic products.
The largest Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo stops accepting payments in euros from Russia
According to experts, the restriction may affect Russian businesses that have trade relations with Italy.
Yandex has opened a vacancy for a test driver of an unmanned truck
The applicant is required to have a CE license, and the "drones" will have to be tested on the roads of the Moscow region.
The electricity supplied from Russia to Abkhazia will last for two months
The Russian Federation begins humanitarian electricity supplies to the republic in the amount of 327 kv/h.
Honda and Nissan confirm merger talks
If they are successfully completed, the combined company will be established in August 2026.
The European Union is preparing a new package of sanctions against Russia
According to Die Welt, the 16th package of restrictions will be adopted on February 24, 2025.
Russian stock indexes continued to grow amid the retention of the key rate
The government bond index returned to early September levels, and the Moscow Exchange index reached 2,700 points for the first time since November.
The Bely Gyrfalcon will join the family of Russian Railways high-speed trains
The train, which will run between Moscow and St. Petersburg on the High-speed highway, has received an official name.
Investments in the economy of the Krasnoyarsk Territory have reached a record amount
The governor of the region told which areas receive the most investments.
The cluster of innovative machine tool industry "ORE" is registered in the Samara region
5 enterprises from the region are already operating within the framework of the site.
The ex-mayor of Sredneuralsk was detained in the Sverdlovsk region.
The reason was the commission of a corruption crime.
The director of the Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums will be sent to a penal colony for attempting to receive a particularly large bribe.
The amount of the "remuneration" was supposed to be about 20 million rubles.
