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Putin briefly stopped his motorcade in Novosibirsk to greet residents who had waited for hours near an empty gas station with the fuel price board off, as security surrounded the area and traffic was disrupted; reports also note nearby stations and price displays surrounding the visit, which followed a string of regional trips by the president.
Security restrictions were imposed in Novosibirsk during Vladimir Putin’s visit, telling residents to stay indoors, avoid windows, and not move around key areas including around Bolshevistskaya Street and Novosibirsk State University. Scooter usage and access were restricted in Akademgorodok and near the university campus as police positioned along the expected motorcade route to support the presidential visit.
A burst central heating pipe in the frozen Russian city of Novosibirsk has caused massive floods, leaving over 100 houses and public buildings without heating amid sub-zero temperatures. The incident has sparked mounting anger over crumbling infrastructure and unprecedented winter heating outages, with concerns raised about the continued use of weak Soviet-era pipes. As President Putin faces domestic pressure over the war in Ukraine, Russians are increasingly frustrated with the lack of investment in infrastructure, leading to heating and electricity outages in various regions.
Russian guerrillas from the Legion of Freedom of Russia claim to have burned down a Su-24 combat aircraft at the Sukhoi Superjet Company's aviation plant in Novosibirsk, Siberia, on May 8. The guerrillas burned the plane to demonstrate that the war between Russia and Ukraine must end. Meanwhile, at a military parade in Moscow on May 9, Putin blamed the West and Ukraine for his regime's war and invasion. The parade reflected the failures and huge losses of the Russian invasion army in Ukraine.