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On Kryazheva Street, a drunk driver hit a woman
Late on August 17 in Irkutsk, a fatal crash occurred. On Kryazheva Street, a drunk Toyota Gaia driver killed a 54 year old woman walking on the roadside. She died at the…
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In Irkutsk, robbers took a payment terminal from a cafe
In Irkutsk at night, a payment terminal was stolen from a cafe on Karl Marx Street. The suspects acted in a planned way, quickly got inside, took the device and fled in…
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Teenagers who robbed and beat a schoolboy were sued
In Irkutsk, the Leninsky District Court sentenced a robbery case involving three teenagers. They ambushed a schoolboy near the school, knocked him down, beat him, and…
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A safety island and free parking appeared in the city center
At the intersection of Karl Marx, October Revolution and Frank Kamenetsky streets in Irkutsk, a safety island was installed and the traffic scheme was optimized. Free…
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Irkutsk residents will mark Alexander Vampilovs 78th birthday with a theater performance
On August 19, Alexander Vampilov would have turned 78, and in Irkutsk the A. Vampilov Youth Theater prepared a Traditional Meeting of Alexander Vampilov's Friends for…
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A tourist was injured by a snake bite at Lake Baikal
A 34 year old tourists vacation on Lake Baikal ended in an unpleasant incident. In Port Baikal a snake bit him when he left the trail. He got help at a first aid post…
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Investigators and police officers discovered an underground casino in the center of Irkutsk
In Irkutsk, an illegal casino was found in the Manezh shopping center. Investigators and police seized over 60 slot machines, accounting records, and money from illegal…
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In 2 days in Irkutsk, more than half the monthly rainfall fell
Over the past weekend, rain hit the southern districts of Irkutsk Oblast hardest. Irkutsk got 47 mm of rain, and the most fell in Baikalsk and Angarsk. Olkhon District…
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Goodbye bus route 80k
The Arbitration Court of Irkutsk Region declared bus route No. 80k illegal, and from August 17, 2015 it will no longer run in the city. Buses have been removed from the…