Russian ambassador`s health out of danger - statement 

ArmInfo. The health of the Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin, who was injured in a traffic accident in Yerevan, is not in danger. This was reported by  the Russian Embassy in Armenia.

"We inform you that due to difficult weather conditions in Yerevan,  the car of the Russian Ambassador to Armenia was involved in a  traffic accident.

Russian Ambassador Sergey Kopyrkin and the driver received minor  injuries. They were provided with the necessary medical care. Their  health is not in danger," the diplomatic mission said in a statement.

Heavy snow fell throughout Armenia the day before. Despite the fact  that the country's meteorological services warned about the  approaching cyclone a week in advance, the Yerevan authorities were  not prepared for the bad weather. In the evening, the city was stuck  in ten-point traffic jams. A huge number of accidents were recorded.  Due to the fact that the capital's roads were not treated with  reagents, public transport stopped, and city residents were forced to  walk to their homes, often walking several kilometers in bad weather.  The situation turned out to be so dire that late in the evening,  Education Minister Zhana Andreasyan announced that schools would be  closed on February 21.

Meanwhile, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan, who remembered his  obligations only closer to 11:00 p.m.  local time, went live from his  page and began reporting with a smile that the city was being cleared  of snow drifts, and that citizens' discontent was out of place, since  supposedly a month's worth of precipitation fell in just 10 hours. At  the same time, he called on citizens to stay home tomorrow if  possible and stated that kindergartens would be open, since working  mothers had nowhere to put their children. 

In the morning, despite assurances from city authorities that they  were clearing snow, even key city highways were uncleaned. On the  rare major streets, uncleaned roads were sprinkled with reagents,  which made it even more difficult for drivers, especially sedans, to  drive. And secondary roads were completely impassable.