Pravda Russian News
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:16:00 +0300Novosibirsk General Plan revisions propose subway expansion that bypasses residential clusters
Novosibirsk is preparing for public hearings on November 6 to discuss revisions to its General Plan. These changes are not merely administrative boundaries; they dictate the physical flow of the city, the capacity of its transit hubs, and the permane...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:46:00 +0300NArFU Engineers Develop Mini-Paper Machine for Specialized Domestic Grades
Engineers at the Northern Arctic Federal University (NArFU) are developing a mini-paper machine designed to produce specialty thin papers and specialized cellulose. Hosted at the university's Center for Engineering Development and Prototyping and fun...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:36:00 +0300Anomalous Late October Blooms Threaten Krasnodar Flora
In late October, lilacs in Krasnodar began to bloom for a second time this year. The shrubs, which had already completed their growth cycle in the spring, produced new blossoms. Similar activity has been observed in other regional crops, including ch...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:59:00 +0300Sibirsk: A Simulated Megapolis and the 'Siberianization' of Russia
At the confluence of the Yenisei and Podkamennaya Tunguska rivers in central Siberia, a new megapolis called Sibirsk has emerged. According to a report by Maxim Strizh of the Russia Tomorrow agency, the project is designed to function as a new capita...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:44:00 +0300Caspian Sea Recession Expands Dagestan's Landmass
The receding waters of the Caspian Sea are physically redrawing the borders of the Republic of Dagestan. As the water level drops, several former islands have merged with the mainland, effectively expanding the region's landmass by an estimated 2,000...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:24:00 +0300Central City Clinical Hospital Shifts to Domestic Blood Purification and Localized Biopsies
The Central City Clinical Hospital is shifting its blood purification services from foreign to domestic technology. The anesthesiology and intensive care unit has installed the Malakhit system, replacing a German Fresenius unit previously operated un...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:04:00 +0300Gorkunov Group Launches Industrial Chrysanthemum Cluster in Barnaul
The Gorkunov Group, through its Altayskoye division, has launched industrial-scale chrysanthemum production in Barnaul, transforming the former "Industrial" greenhouse complex into a four-hectare high-tech cluster. By shifting from import-dependent s...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:54:00 +0300Soviet-era camp: Russia's only helicopter pilot school trains for extreme conditions
Omsk hosts the only college in Russia specializing in the training of civil helicopter pilots. The Omsk Flight School for Civil Aviation (OLTUGA) operates as a closed ecosystem on the city's outskirts, where the training environment is designed to mi...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:43:00 +0300Mediterranean Mussel Establishes Permanent Population in Northern Caspian Sea
The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, has established stable populations in the northern Caspian Sea, specifically within the waters adjacent to Russia's Astrakhan region. According to the Volga-Caspian branch of the All-Russian Resear...
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:32:00 +0300Novosibirsk Fourth Bridge Opens Amid Threat of Closure Over Funding Dispute
The Novosibirsk Fourth Bridge, which opened to traffic on December 15, 2025, faces a precarious operational future. The VIS Group, the entity responsible for the project, has warned that the crossing could be closed because the ongoing costs of maint...
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:02:00 +0300Russia Shifts Regional Industrial Policy Toward Coordinated Growth Map
Regional industrial policy in Russia is shifting from isolated strategies toward a coordinated network of growth. At the "Russian Industrialist" forum in St. Petersburg, representatives from industrial ministries across 70 federal subjects met to syn...
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:19:00 +0300Amur Leopards Return to Ussuri Nature Reserve After 50 Years
In Russia's Primorsky Krai, conservationists and scientists are expanding the habitat of the Amur leopard, relocating the rare cats from the Land of the Leopard National Park to the Ussuri Nature Reserve. This region has remained devoid of the spotte...
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:59:00 +0300China-to-Vladivostok Container Traffic Surges 31% Amid Import Spike
Container traffic from China to Vladivostok surged in the first nine months of 2026, with the FESCO China Direct Line (FCDL) handling 259,000 TEUs-a 31% increase over the previous year. This growth was driven almost entirely by imports, which climbed...
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:39:00 +0300Kuzbass Coal Miner Wages Rise 3% Despite Falling Annual Extraction
The latest economic data from the Kemerovo region reveals a coal industry caught between significant production volumes and a stagnant wage environment. As of September 2024, the average monthly salary for coal mining and processing specialists reach...
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:25:00 +0300Autonomous KamAZ Trucks Transport International Combat Robots from Moscow to Kazan
Autonomous KamAZ trucks recently completed a logistical first for Russian technological sports, transporting combat robots from Moscow to Kazan for the "Battle of Robots" championship. The convoy departed the capital on October 21 and arrived in Tata...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:59:00 +0300Moscow's AI Medical Strategy Scales Diagnostic Support to Other Russian Regions
Moscow has formalized its high-tech medical development strategy for the 2027-2029 budget cycle, focusing on the expansion of generative AI assistants designed to support clinical diagnostics. Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced that the city will scale ...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0300Krasnoyarsk Air Pollutants Drop as 'Clean Air' Program Shifts Quality Categories
Three years of the "Clean Air" federal program in the Krasnoyarsk Territory have resulted in a measurable shift in atmospheric pollutant concentrations. Monitoring data shows a decline in nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, benzo(a)pyrene, and particu...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:58:00 +0300Frozen Out: How Yakutia's unlivable homes push citizens to the brink
Residents of Yakutia face the highest risk of homelessness in Russia, according to a joint study by the Nochlezhka foundation and the If Be Precise project. The region leads a national rating based on a combination of systemic factors that force indi...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:37:00 +0300Yamal Permafrost Reaches Record Thaw Depth, Triggering Self-Reinforcing Melt Cycle
The permafrost in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug has reached a record depth of thawing, according to 15 years of soil monitoring data presented by Viktor Valdaiskikh, director of the UrFU Botanical Garden. The findings indicate a steady degradati...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:17:00 +0300Sevastopol Homeowners Unable to Register Houses Due to Nature Sanctuary Boundaries
In Sevastopol, a group of homeowners in the Baydarskaya Valley is unable to legally register properties they have occupied for three decades. These houses, many of which were built in the late 1980s, lack the status of capital construction objects be...