Utility services in the Moscow region continue to operate in an enhanced mode during the snowfall. This was reported by the governor of the Moscow region.
“Utility services in the Moscow region continue to operate in an enhanced mode – more than 10.1 thousand pieces of equipment and 28 thousand people on the municipal network, almost 600 pieces and over 1 thousand people – on the regional network,” the message states.
It was previously reported that a powerful cyclone named ‘Francis’ covered the Moscow region last night. There is a severe blizzard and icy conditions across the entire region. According to forecasts, snowdrift height could reach 40–50 cm by evening.
Moscow region
The Moscow region, officially known as Moscow Oblast, is the federal subject surrounding but not including the capital city of Moscow. Historically, it developed as the protective hinterland and economic heartland of the Russian state, dotted with ancient towns like Kolomna and Zvenigorod that served as important defensive and religious centers from the Middle Ages onward. Today, it is a major industrial and cultural area, famous for its historic estates, monasteries like the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiev Posad, and its role in pivotal events throughout Russian history.
