Main materials
2 billion euros of income from Russian frozen assets will go to Ukraine
In March 2025, the Euroclear international depository intends to make a second payment to the European Fund for Ukraine in the amount of 2 billion euros. In July 2024, the first tranche in the amount of 1.55 billion euros took place.
Technologies
About 72,000 hectares of forest will be restored in the Vologda Region this year.
The Vologda Oblast authorities have planned to restore more than 72,000 hectares of forest this year.
Society
Popular
A group of smugglers has been identified in the Angara region, who took out timber worth 10 million rubles
The criminal group exported 1,900 cubic meters of wood.
Policy
Incidents
The court sentenced a resident of Saratov, who broke her mother's head with a plate.
During the conflict, the woman threw a ceramic plate towards the victim.
Economy
The service sector PMI increased to 54.6 points in January 2025
The increase in business activity is attributed to a steady increase in new orders and imp...
Sport
Fifty Russian athletes have received neutral status from the World Aquatics Federation
Russian athletes engaged in swimming and diving have received a neutral status from the In...
Real estate
Thermal resort to be built in Chelyabinsk for 320 million rubles
A year-round thermal resort is planned to be built in Chelyabinsk on the shore of Smolino Lake.
National projects of Russia
The Popular Front has begun collecting data on non-functioning medical equipment in hospitals in the Sverdlovsk region.
Public activists from the Popular Front intend to collect information about the use of budget money in the healthcare system of the Sverdlovsk region.
New materials
Novosibirsk city administration allowed to build a factory in Pervomaisky district
There will be a production of concrete and mortar with warehouses in the city.
The governor of the Angara region instructed the deputies of the Legislative Assembly to take into account the issues raised on a direct line with Vladimir Putin.
Appeals from residents of the regions concerned electricity, pensions, housing, mortgages, healthcare and prices.
The head of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov arrived in Anapa
The Minister held an operational headquarters for the elimination of the consequences of accidents in the Kerch Strait.
Ferry service was opened from the Leningrad region to the new port near Kaliningrad
The ship "Antey" made its maiden voyage.
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.
