PhosAgro started work on a new Higher School for mining engineers at the Murmansk Arctic University branch in Apatity. The company announced this plan last year during a supervisory board meeting.
The project will create fresh campus infrastructure in Apatity. First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said this helps both the university and residents gain valuable skills. The company sees it as a way to attract young specialists for future growth.
Kirov branch director Andrey Abrashitov explained that the program aims to keep talent in the Murmansk region. It creates paths for quality education and job opportunities that might prevent young people from leaving the area.
The three-year campus upgrade will cost almost 3 billion...
The city plans to replace elevators in 392 apartment buildings by year-end. In the coming months, workers will install 1,558 new lifts across St. Petersburg.
The Housing Committee says this replacement project forms part of a major infrastructure upgrade. About 1,300 elevators will be changed through the Capital Repairs Fund, with homeowner associations, housing cooperatives, and management companies paying for the other 258 units.
Each elevator needs its custom design because shaft measurements vary even within the same building. Crews face special challenges when working in the historical center, where they must preserve the architectural appearance of older structures.
Last year, workers installed 2,549 new elevators throughout...
Travelers flying from St. Petersburg to foreign countries face steeper prices this year. Ticket costs jumped 16% compared to last year, reaching an average of 67,900 rubles. Long-distance international destinations saw the biggest price hikes.
Domestic flight prices increased 11%, averaging 23,500 rubles this summer. Flights to neighboring countries saw the smallest increase at just 6%, with tickets now costing about 34,400 rubles. Spain tops the list for international price increases - tickets there cost 96,100 rubles, a massive 159% jump from last year.
Other expensive routes include St. Petersburg to Rome (96,100 rubles), Baku (34,400 rubles), and Antalya (63,600 rubles). Among domestic destinations, flights to Makhachkala...
Riders can no longer park rental scooters at two popular spots in St. Petersburg. The Transport Committee announced closures on Tchaikovsky Street and near the Lakhta Center skyscraper.
People who need to visit the Lakhta Center must leave their scooters on nearby roads instead - Primorskoye Highway, Primorsky Avenue, or Savushkina Street. Inside the center area, riders may only use designated bike paths.
The electric scooter season began on March 6 this year. St. Petersburg currently offers 42,000 rental scooters for locals and tourists. During just the first month, authorities handed out fines totaling almost 4 million rubles to rule-breaking riders.
Officials might soon require scooter users to verify their identity through the...
Police discovered three hungry boys wearing tattered clothes at a garden community near Kirovsk in the Leningrad region. The children, ages 7, 9, and 11, had been living in a bathhouse for more than two weeks after their mother kicked them out of the summer home. They resorted to begging for food from neighbors. Officers learned the boys weren't attending school.
Authorities took the children to a local hospital. They're currently searching for the 41-year-old mother from the Primorsky District. Investigators found the property belonged to the deceased father of the younger children. The family had been living there since November 2024 with the mother's partner until she forced the boys out and stopped feeding them.
Officials are...
According to recent findings, people in St. Petersburg can save enough for an apartment in about five years. This option appeals more to residents than taking out loans with high mortgage rates today.
The math works if someone puts aside their entire earnings each month. They would need another income source, like a partner's salary, to cover living expenses during this time. The average worker in St. Petersburg earns about 106,100 rubles monthly, according to Petrostat, though most job offers advertise around 80,000 rubles.
Saving 82,000 rubles every month adds up to 4.9 million rubles after five years. This amount buys roughly 700 existing homes or 2,200 new properties across the city. Cian. Analytics report that buyers find many...
St. Petersburg will cool off a bit on Tuesday, April 15, but the rain will stop. The cool weather won't last long.
According to Phobos weather center specialist Mikhail Leus, an anticyclone ridge will cover the northern capital today. This weather pattern brings rising air pressure with partly cloudy skies. Rain might fall only in the eastern parts of the region. Westerly winds from the Gulf of Finland will keep temperatures lower in the city compared to the surrounding areas. City thermometers will reach 12-14 degrees, but the Leningrad Region will warm up to 17 degrees. The area faces northwest winds with slightly higher pressure at 767 mm.
Wednesday looks much warmer as temperatures may climb to 19-21 degrees, setting a new yearly...
More people in St. Petersburg need extra work these days. According to a new survey, almost half the city's workers plan to find a second job soon, a 3% increase from late last year. The study interviewed over 38,000 working residents about their employment plans.
The number of people saying they have no interest in additional work has dropped from 45% to 41%. This shift happens as living costs keep rising across the northern Russian city. Food prices have gone up recently, making it harder for many to make ends meet on a single income. The average salary in St. Petersburg stands at 106,000 rubles, but that doesn't stretch as far as before.
The changes reflect broader employment trends throughout Russia. Workers move between jobs more...
Earth faces magnetic storms this April, with scientists recording small disturbances almost daily since the month began. Last night, there was three hours of mild disruption to the magnetic field.
Weather expert Mikhail Leus explains that these storms come from solar prominences—large streams of dense gas from the sun. Astronomers calculate that solar material will reach Earth on Wednesday night, April 16. They expect nearly 24 hours of geomagnetic activity, with moderate storms likely in the afternoon and evening.
The chance of these storms forming tomorrow stands at 70 percent, according to Leus. The disturbances should start weakening on Thursday, April 17, though mild effects will continue. Experts predict several strong magnetic...
