December 26, 2014. Sverdlovsk Region Ministry for the Environment & Natural Resources carried out an expert examination of the amount of mineral and fossil resources in 24 deposits. The examination proved positive in all of the cases, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region’s Information Policy Department reports. Thus the amount of stone (the primary material for making macadam) in deposits was estimated at 320m3, which was 16 times more than was extracted throughout the year. The estimated deposits of sand and tile stone were increased by 12m m3, which was 100 times more than was extracted

December 26, 2014. ChTZ Uraltrac (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod) produced its first B11.80000 tractor with a Chinese engine and hydro-mechanical transmission. ‘The launching ceremony was attended by representatives of the Chinese manufacturer, the country’s largest machine-building corporation WeiChai Holding Group. Our Chinese partners were in charge of the assembly and did more than just supervise our local experts’ work, they actually took part in the process themselves,’ the corporation’s press service says. The plant designers managed to fit the units in the serially produced

December 26, 2014. Uralvagonzavod Corporation was declared the top charity supporter of Nizhniy Tagil: the enterprises and organizations which contributed greatly to the city’s development and to socioeconomically important projects were awarded at the Mayor’s end-of-year reception, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘What is more, Mayor Sergey Nosov also gave the plant the highest award introduced this year, the Nizhniy Tagil No.1 Charity Supporter Award. This silver plate is given to organizations and enterprises that have become top charity-doers thrice,’ the press service says. In

December 26, 2014. The investigative division of Yekaterinburg Department of Internal Affairs completed their inquiry into a criminal case involving theft of 5m RUR from bank cards. All of the suspects have been detained, the Department’s press service reports. According to the inquiry team, the head of the organized crime group elaborated a scheme for stealing money from bank cards and bought equipment for making bank card duplicates. His 21-year-old brother, who was good at computers, became his accomplice and, together with three more ‘partners’, used Yekaterinburg- and Sverdlovsk

December 26, 2014. Ural Airlines was once again awarded with a thank-you letter from Governor of Sverdlovsk Region and Sverdlovsk Region Government for its noticeable contribution to charity projects in the area, the airline’s press service says. The authorities commented on the company’s great corporate social responsibility and specific help to those in need this year. In fact, the airline has received numerous government awards for its charity efforts before. In 2014, Ural Airlines directed over 565m RUR to sponsorship and charity projects, with most of the money spent on funding child