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A warehouse caught fire in the settlement of Putilkovo in the Krasnogorsk urban district of Moscow region. It was initially reported that a private residential house was on fire, but the information was later clarified. No information about casualties was received, and the cause of the fire is unknown.
Javlon TursunovSeven residents of Udmurtia will face the Industrial District Court of Izhevsk for operating a network of SIM boxes used for mass scam calls to Russians, controlled from abroad. According to the investigation, the group operated from August 2025 to February 2026.
Sevara AzamovaA fire broke out in an apartment on the second floor of an apartment building on Uralskaya Street in Moscow. Rescuers brought out an eight-year-old child and an adult; ten people in total were evacuated from the building. The body of a victim was found in the burning apartment. The cause of the fire has not been established.
Sevara AzamovaIn the Kochenyovsky District of the Novosibirsk Region, a 73-year-old pensioner suspected of a crime against the sexual inviolability of children has been detained. According to local media, the victims were three girls aged 9 and 10; parents reported the incident to the police. A criminal case has been opened, the suspect has confessed, and the question of a preventive measure is being decided.
Javlon TursunovIn Kuzbass, a drunk driver of a Chery Tiggo refused to stop when ordered by inspectors, abandoned the car and waded across the Mungat river, but later returned to the vehicle, where he was detained. He was issued six protocols and a fine of 69 thousand rubles.
Javlon TursunovA forest fire covering ten hectares broke out in the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve in Khabarovsk Krai. According to the regional Ministry of Forestry, the fire has been localized, and there is no threat to residential buildings or economic facilities. The fire site is 2.9 km from the settlement of Korfovsky.
Sevara AzamovaIn Irkutsk, a collision between a KamAZ truck and an e-scooter ridden by a 17-year-old girl led to the truck tipping over. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the scooter rider was crossing the roadway at a signalized crosswalk without dismounting. Both participants in the accident sustained bodily injuries.
Javlon TursunovIn Newport, Wales, on the morning of 20 October, a double-decker school bus struck a railway bridge near Maindee West, tearing the roof off the bus. Three children, pupils of St Julian's School and Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed, were injured, with injuries that, according to Gwent Police, are not believed to be life-threatening. Rail services between Newport and Hereford were disrupted for most of the morning. In Newport (Wales) on the morning of 20 October, a double-decker school bus struck a railway bridge near Maindee West, tearing the roof off the bus. Three children, pupils of St Julian's School and Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed, were injured, with Gwent Police saying their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Train services between Newport and Hereford were disrupted for most of the morning.
Javlon TursunovFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the imposed curfews contributed to a calm night after weekend unrest and looting. The measures were in force in central areas of Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon and Lille. More than 2,500 people have been detained since the unrest began, and around 1,000 police officers have been injured.
Sevara AzamovaRepairs at the main sewage pumping station in Mineralnye Vody have been completed. The second pumping unit was launched on October 13, creating a power reserve that will reduce the load on the city's sewage network. Stavropol Region Governor Vladimir Vladimirov promised that the unpleasant smell problem in the city will be resolved within a week, and the environmental situation in the Caucasus Mineralnye Vody region will improve.
Sevara AzamovaA major fire is being extinguished at an OSB board manufacturing plant on Kuzovlevsky Trakt in Tomsk. According to preliminary information, drying equipment inside the plant is burning; the fire area is 1,000 square meters. More than 50 people and 19 units of equipment are involved in firefighting. According to preliminary data, there are no victims.
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