The Moscow Emergency Situations Ministry issued a warning about freezing rain and fog in the capital on February 12. “According to forecasts from Roshydromet forecasters, due to the passage of the atmospheric front, wet snow, ice, heavy in places, freezing rain, and fog are expected in Moscow,” the statement said.
Rescuers urged drivers and pedestrians to exercise caution and attention and avoid shaky structures and trees. Earlier, leading meteorologist Gismeteo Leonid Starkov, in a conversation with RT, spoke about the weather in Moscow over the weekend.