Used car prices fell across St. Petersburg during May. Buyers paid about 3 percent less for secondhand vehicles compared to April. Russian-made Lada cars lost the most value among all brands. Renault models also saw similar price cuts during the same period. Auto experts from Avito studied sales data to track these changes.
Ford vehicles ranked second for price drops at 2.5 percent lower than before. Kia and Toyota both lost 2 percent of their previous values. Mitsubishi finished the list with smaller decreases of 1.5 percent. Certain car models experienced much steeper price falls than others did.
Kia Sportage SUVs became 6 percent cheaper during the month. Mercedes-Benz C-class sedans cost buyers 5.7 percent less money. Ford Focus...
Workers started fixing tram tracks on Engels Avenue near the Vyborg District. The city wants faster and quieter trains after the repairs finish. The project covers track sections from Siqueiros Street to Torez Avenue. Crews also work on the busy intersection at Ozerki metro station. Transport officials announced the modernization plans for the area.
Repair teams finished one section near the Ozerki Metro Station tram stop. They poured concrete padding and laid new rails on the tracks. Workers welded the rails together and put down concrete slabs. The old sleeper base got replaced with stronger concrete materials. Special welding methods help connect the metal rails properly.
Teams continue laying rails at the metro station...
St. Petersburg counted up what its street monuments cost the city budget. Officials put a price tag on 84 sculptures and memorials around town. The total value came to 458 million rubles for all the art pieces combined. City workers split the monuments into different groups based on what they represent. Some count as cultural treasures and others serve as decorative street art.
The Military Glory column on Izmailovsky Prospekt costs the most money at nearly 144 million rubles. Workers built this monument back in 2005 to honor soldiers. The expensive memorial takes up about one third of all monument spending. City records show this single piece costs more than many other sculptures put together. The tall column stands as the priciest...
Most Russians want to save money using their country's currency. Six out of ten people trust the ruble for keeping their cash safe. Older Russians prefer rubles more than younger people do. Young adults like saving dollars instead of rubles. The job search company SuperJob asked people about their money choices.
Foreign money became less popular among Russian savers last year. About 37 percent think dollars work better for savings accounts. Some people like euros for saving money at 28 percent. Chinese yuan appeals to 23 percent of those surveyed.
Russian trust grew for different currencies over the past year. Dollar trust went up seven points during that time. Ruble confidence rose five points among survey takers. Euro trust climbed...
Russian citizens left Iran after fighting broke out between Israel and Iran. A bus carried people across the border into Azerbaijan on Friday. Film director Fyodor Bondarchuk and his movie crew were among those who escaped. The Russian Embassy helped move 56 people out of 88 who needed to leave Iran. Some Russians will fly to Moscow today and others will stay longer before heading home.
Israel attacked Iran and killed at least 78 people according to Iranian officials. The strikes hurt 329 more people around the Iranian capital city. Israel sent 200 warplanes that carried more than 330 bombs during the attack. Both countries have closed their airspace to regular passenger flights. Tour operators say about 500 Russian travelers remain...
A teenage boy found weapons during a fishing trip at a lake near St. Petersburg. The 15-year-old pulled up a black bag with his fishing rod from Skazochnoye Lake. Police say the bag held three bayonet knives and parts of a machine gun. Officers also found 60 bullets inside the travel bag. The discovery happened at Pervomayskoye village near Vyborg.
Police tested the weapons and learned they could still fire. The boy turned over his catch to local officers who came to the scene. Authorities opened a criminal case about illegal weapons possession. They want to find who put the arsenal under water. The case falls under Russian laws about carrying guns without permission.
Alexander Garden has become a flower show area for Russia Day. City workers turned the garden into a special display with flower arrangements about World War Two victory. The theme celebrates the 80th anniversary of winning the Great Patriotic War. Evgeny Razumishkin works as Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg and talks about the project. Garden experts from seven city companies made the flower displays.
The Academy of Urban Environment Management helped create the plant artwork. Workers used about 26,000 plants to make the flower beds. People can visit Alexander Garden to see the displays. The flower arrangements have names like Cranes and Order of Victory. Visitors to St. Petersburg can walk through the garden and look at the colorful...
St. Petersburg residents can look forward to pleasant weather over the next three days. Alexander Kolesov leads the weather center for the region and says an anticyclone will bring rising air pressure. Warm air will move into the northern city from the west. Temperatures will climb each day as the sun heats things up more.
Saturday will see temperatures reach 22 degrees Celsius around the city. Sunday and Monday will be even warmer with readings between 22 and 24 degrees. The lakes and rivers around St. Petersburg and nearby areas will start warming up faster. Swimming season might start before the end of June because of the warmer water temperatures. Weather experts expect these comfortable conditions to continue through the weekend...
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