Federal Inquiry Opened After Trees Die by Volgograd Bridge

Prosecutors are looking into the possible misuse of state funds after hundreds of pine trees planted around an infamous “dancing bridge” in Volgograd died soon after planting because they had no roots. The city contracted two local companies, Stroimarket and Stimul, to plant the trees around the bridge in 2009, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Tuesday. But most of the trees died soon after the companies received the payment of 5.6 […]