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On Baikalskaya Street, a man nearly died in a fire
At night in Irkutsk, firefighters rescued a 26 year old man from a burning private house on Baikalskaya Street. Neighbors saw flames on the roof and called for help in…
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By the end of this year, 13 preschool institutions will be completed in Irkutsk
In Irkutsk, by the end of 2015, 13 kindergartens are planned to be put into operation, which will fully eliminate the waiting list for preschool institutions for…
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The third court hearing in the case of Yulia Kiseleva will take place on December 17
In the Oktyabrsky District Court of Irkutsk, the third hearing is underway in the fatal Baikalskaya crash case, in which two men died. Charges were brought against Yulia…
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In Irkutsk, they are creating a collection of poems and stories by dads for children
In Irkutsk, poems and stories by fathers dedicated to their children are being collected. You can send your work until January 12. The best works will be included in the…
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Today a bright satellite will streak across the sky over Irkutsk
Today Soyuz TMA 19M launches from Baikonur, and Irkutsk residents will be able to see a bright fast moving satellite in the sky. Though the glowing jellyfish cloud will…
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The Irkutsk Quarters project has begun in Irkutsk
In Irkutsk, as part of the Irkutsk Quarters project, the Podkova store near the Jerusalem Gates was dismantled because it did not fit the city center improvement…
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In the Sverdlovsk district, a man shot at two Irkutsk residents
Police are searching for a man who, according to investigators, shot two young men in Irkutsk's Sverdlovsky district. On December 15, there was a shooting on…
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In Irkutsk, a biker won 150 thousand rubles from a Lexus driver
In central Irkutsk in summer, a motorcycle crash happened. At an intersection, while he was driving on a green light, a Lexus suddenly turned into his lane, and the…
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In Akademgorodok, school 19 is being closed because of an emergency condition
School No. 19 will be closed from January 1, 2016 because of the foundations emergency condition, and 1.2 thousand students will be transferred to schools No. 77, 55 and…