On the night of November 15, the first major snowfall of the season hit St. Petersburg. While the citizens wandered along the unmade paths trying not to fall and hurt themselves, the utilities were most likely at a loss for weather. According to the interactive map of the Committee for Public Works, on the streets working only 120 units of snowplowing equipment.
At the same time, St. Petersburg utility workers were preparing for bad weather and even held a training session, though at that moment it was raining, not snowing. When it came time to remove the real snow, it turned out that one training session was not enough.
The winter of 2021 will long be remembered by residents of St. Petersburg. Unpaved roads and icy sidewalks ceased to be a problem only with the arrival of spring. Now there is a fear that communal collapse will become a trend for this snow season as well.