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‘Don’t Go Outside or Look Through Windows’: Russian City Locked Down for Putin Visit
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Residents of Novosibirsk, Russia’s third-largest city, were instructed to stay indoors, avoid windows, and refrain from using electronic or optical devices during President Vladimir Putin’s motorcade passage on Tuesday.
- The restrictions, mandated by security agencies, included movement limitations around Novosibirsk State University and scooter rental bans in the Akademgorodok academic district and central streets.
- Ahead of Putin’s visit, extensive security measures were implemented, including police deployment along his route and municipal efforts to improve road and building conditions.
- Putin’s trip, his first to Novosibirsk since 2018, included visits to the Siberian Circular Photon Source (SKIF) in Koltsovo and the university campus in Akademgorodok, reflecting a recent pattern of increased regional travel.
