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The US Treasury Department added Russian citizens Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas, eight North Korean citizens, and the Vladivostok-based company First Financial and Technical Development Center to its sanctions list. The restrictions were introduced as part of sanctions policy against North Korea.
Aziz KarimovDoctors at Vladivostok Clinical Hospital No. 1 endoscopically removed a dental prosthesis accidentally swallowed by an 80-year-old man. The pensioner endured the pain for a week, hoping his 'stomach would handle it on its own.' The prosthesis damaged the mucosa and threatened esophageal perforation. The patient was discharged after the procedure.
Aziz KarimovDeputy mayor Dmitry Svitailo has been appointed acting head of Vladivostok, the city administration's press service told TASS. The personnel changes are linked to the appointment of mayor Konstantin Shestakov as acting governor of Primorsky Krai on October 22.
Aziz KarimovJamol Zhurayev, a driver on route 7 in Vladivostok, has been helping a blind couple board and exit the bus for almost ten years. The story gained attention after a local resident contacted the city administration: the driver received thanks on behalf of the city head and was given a commemorative gift.
Javlon TursunovAn employee of a fishery company in Primorye is accused of organizing the illegal export of nearly 40 tons of Kamchatka crab to East Asian countries worth over 70 million rubles. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a false producer was listed in the documents to circumvent the export ban. The case has been sent to court.
Javlon TursunovThe monument to Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Vladivostok has been temporarily returned to the Korabelnaya Embankment after residents complained about its installation in the Vera and Nadezhda Square. According to the city hall, the sculpture turned out to be too large for the site and interfered with the use of the recreation area. The square's layout is to be adjusted, after which the monument will be returned there; no timeline has been given.
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