Moscow, St. Petersburg Ready for Winter

Moscow 2 Oct. In Moscow, heating has been turned on in most residential buildings and almost all social facilities, said Deputy Mayor of the capital Petr Birukov.

Consensus

All municipal machinery in Moscow is fully prepared for the autumn-winter period.
Moscow has completed technical maintenance of its municipal vehicles, including fluid and filter replacements and repairs.
Moscow will equip municipal vehicles with anti-icing material distributors before the first frosts.
Schools in Moscow have been prepared for the new heating season.
St. Petersburg has fully prepared for winter, including winter road cleaning and heating systems.
St. Petersburg has over 2,000 units of specialized winter maintenance machinery ready.
St. Petersburg has sufficient reserves of salt and sand for winter road treatment.
All residential buildings in St. Petersburg have readiness passports for winter.
Heat supply in St. Petersburg will begin first in social institutions such as schools, kindergartens, and hospitals.

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The governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, stated that the city is fully ready for the heating season and winter cleaning, with all heat sources and networks inspected. — interfax
15 objects in St. Petersburg completed modernization works ahead of schedule. — interfax
St. Petersburg plans to begin heating homes this week. — interfax
Most municipal machinery in Moscow operates year-round and is being switched to winter mode before cold weather. — riamo
Winter-only equipment such as snow loaders, graders, and snow blowers are being deconcentrated. — riamo
Winter attachments have been installed on washing, vacuum cleaning, and sidewalk cleaning machines in Moscow. — riamo
The deputy mayor of Moscow, Petr Biryukov, confirmed the readiness of the municipal machinery on September 26. — vm

Coverage (20 sources)

Heating turned on in more than 85 percent of Moscow residential buildings — Вечерняя Москва
In most Moscow houses heating has been turned on — Вести
Heating turned on in 85% of Moscow residential buildings — НТВ Москва
More than 20 thousand residential buildings of Moscow received heating — Москва 24
Heating turned on in more than 85% of Moscow residential buildings — Москва 24
Heating turned on in more than half of Moscow social facilities — НТВ Москва
Heating turned on in almost half of Moscow homes — Вести
In Moscow, heating was turned on in more than 40 percent of homes and more than half of social facilities — Вечерняя Москва
Warmth has arrived: heating began in Moscow on October 1 — РИАМО
In Moscow, heating has begun. Schools, kindergartens, hospitals and clinics will be the first to get warm, while at the same time it will be supplied to residential houses and offices. — Город Москва
Heating began to be turned on in Moscow — НТВ Москва
In Moscow, heating is being turned on in stages — Вести
Heating began to be turned on in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
Heating began in Moscow — Москва 24
First — children and doctors: in Moscow schools, kindergartens and hospitals began connecting to heating — Вечерняя Москва
All systems and thermal networks of Moscow prepared for heating start from October 1 — Вечерняя Москва
KGH: All systems and heating networks in Moscow are ready for heating startup — НТВ Москва
Beglov reported on St. Petersburg's readiness for winter — Интерфакс
Moscow municipal equipment prepared for autumn-winter period — РИАМО
Municipal equipment prepared for autumn-winter period in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва

Moscow, St. Petersburg Ready for Winter

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