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Crimea bridge gets giant arch

Crimea bridge gets giant arch

Russian engineers installed a giant railway arch in the channel between Russia and Crimea, as a 19km road-rail bridge takes shape. It will take about a month to fix the arch, weighing 6000 tonnes, to massive supports in the water. …

 Death toll in bus crash in Russia's Kuban climbs to 18

Death toll in bus crash in Russia's Kuban climbs to 18

The Krasnodar Region Civil Defense and Emergencies Ministry has reported 18 people killed when a bus carrying workers fell into the sea on Friday morning, adding that 34 people were hospitalized. "Eighteen people killed [in the bus …

 Body of pilot killed in helicopter crash in Russia found

Body of pilot killed in helicopter crash in Russia found

Russian emergency officials say a private helicopter has crashed in southern Russia yesterday, killing its pilot, whose body was found this morning. The Robinson R66 helicopter crashed into a mountain on Monday near Maly Utrish just …

Pilots of Russian Southern Military District hold drills

Pilots of Russian Southern Military District hold drills

Tactical flight exercises involving about 20 pilots of the Su-27 aircraft were held in the Southern Military District, the spokesman for Russia’s Southern Military District Vadim Astafyev said. The crews practiced …

 Edward Bekkerman's works to be presented in Sochi

Edward Bekkerman's works to be presented in Sochi

US artist Edward Bekkerman's works will be featured in an upcoming exhibition 'Heaven' at the Sochi Art Museum, which will open on September 7. Edward Bekkerman was born in Sochi in 1958. In the mid 1970s …

Airport almost evacuated in Sochi

Airport almost evacuated in Sochi

Evacuation was mistakenly announced today in the airport of Sochi. The announcement in Russian and English lasted about 20 minutes. Some passengers decided to evacuate, but many people ignored the signal. Press service of …

Drunk resident of Chechnya drowned in Sochi

Drunk resident of Chechnya drowned in Sochi

27-year-old resident of Chechnya drowned in Sochi during a storm. The tragedy occurred at "Primorsky" beach, press service of Krasnodar region's Emergency Ministry reported. According to the report, drunk young man went to …

Novak reveals reason for accident with Kuban power system

Novak reveals reason for accident with Kuban power system

Accident involving heavy truck led to disconnection of power transmission line in Kuban power system, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said today. According to him, electricity supply to consumers, as well as the …

Kuban agrarians report about record harvest

Kuban agrarians report about record harvest

Agrarians of Krasnodar Territory have completed harvesting grain crops: the harvest of wheat and barley set a record this year - 10 million 364 thousand tons of grain, which is 212 thousand tons more than last year, region's governor …

Anapa beaches closed due to storm

Anapa beaches closed due to storm

Storm in the Black Sea forced rescuers to close all beaches of Anapa. They urged residents and tourists to not endanger their lives and health. …

Sochi to host 2019 World Boxing Championship

Sochi to host 2019 World Boxing Championship

2019 Boxing World Championship will be held in Sochi, Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Umar Kremlev announced. This decision was made today at the Executive Committee of the International Boxing …

Novorossiysk to hold marine parade

Novorossiysk to hold marine parade

A marine parade will be held in Novorossiysk next Sunday, July 30. A total of 20 ships and support vessels and more than 1,000 soldiers will be involved in this parade. After parade Novorossiysk residents and guests will be …

Dead fish spark fears of Karasun Lakes contamination

Dead fish spark fears of Karasun Lakes contamination

The inhabitants of Krasnodar reported that something strange was going on in Lake Karasun. A video appeared on the Internet, the author of which declares that the local fauna is dying massively in the Karasun lakes. In addition, there …

Five tourists rescued by helicopter in Sochi mountains

Five tourists rescued by helicopter in Sochi mountains

Sochi rescuers evacuated two adults and three children, whose well-being worsened in the mountains. On Tuesday, tourists called rescue service, when two chidren said they felt dizziness and nausea. Rescuers have immediately …

Construction of Kerch Bridge half completed

Construction of Kerch Bridge half completed

Construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait in the Crimea, which will connect the Crimean Peninsula with mainland Russia, is more than half completed, the head of Taman road agency, Roman Novikov, …

Stavropol special forces hold military drills in Kuban

Stavropol special forces hold military drills in Kuban

Special forces stationed in Stavropol region held military drills in Kuban, press service of the Southern Military District reported. About 500 soldiers participated and more than 70 pieces of military equipment were used in the …

Mall evacuated in Krasnodar

Mall evacuated in Krasnodar

Employees and visitors of Krasnodar's OZ MALL were evacuated this morning. "Fire trucks and ambulances arrived at the scene. Everyone were evacuated and were told to move away from the mall," one of the employees said. …