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The Volga is a major river in Russia associated with multiple incidents involving loss of life, including drownings during swimming accidents and tragedies linked to watercraft collisions. Notable events include a hydrocycle collision in Tatarstan that killed a 35-year-old orchestra soloist, the grounding of a cargo ship carrying wheat in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and fatalities due to strong currents and riverine conditions. The river also features infrastructure such as the Nizhny Novgorod cable car, which has been suspended during severe weather, and is near locations with cultural significa…
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- Peter the Great and Pushkin were here: how lives Russia's most intellectual village, dubbed Volga Switzerland — Фонтанка
- 82-year-old man drowns while fishing in Volgograd region — Вести
- Repressions on two counts: After torture and a fabricated case for comments, Roman Grivov is now pursued for state treason; his brother has been arrested — Новая газета Европа
- Teenager drowns while retrieving a ball in Astrakhan region — Вести
- Man drowns in Saratov region while trying to save his son swept away by the current — Вечерняя Москва
- Nine-year-old boy and his father drowned in Saratov region while trying to save him — Вести
- Tatarstan pays tribute to musician Sevostyanov who drowned in the Volga — Вести
- Girl on a hydrocycle crashes into a SUP with three men on the Volga — РИАМО
- Oil tanker collides with two others near Gorodets on the Volga — Вести
- Orchestra member dies in collision between jet ski and water skis in Tatarstan — Вести
- Tatarstan State Orchestra Soloist Dies After Hydrocycle Collision on the Volga — Вечерняя Москва
- Girl on a hydrocycle hits kayakers in Tatarstan; one person missing — Вести
- Girl on a hydrocycle hits a surfboard with three men in Tatarstan — Москва 24
- 16 people stranded on a cable car in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast; they had to rappel down the ropes from cabins to ground — Meduza
- 16 people, including children, stranded on cable car over the Volga — Фонтанка
- Passengers evacuated from cable car in Nizhny Novgorod — Вести
- 10 people stranded on cable car between Nizhny Novgorod and Bor — Вечерняя Москва
- Four cable car cabins stuck on the Volga suspension bridge in Nizhny Novgorod — Вести
- Man drowns in Volga River in Saratov region; investigation underway — Вести
- Grain barge runs aground on the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Интерфакс