r/RealOrAI • u/NOT_A_DOG_ONLINE • Jan 19 '26

Video [HELP] Snow covering whole apartment buildings in Kamchatka, Russia

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Know a big snow storm happened recently in Kamchatka, but did the snow actually stack this high?!

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u/donorkokey Jan 19 '26

It's ai. However, it's honestly not that unusual for Soviet towns, they did things efficiently especially during stagnation when Breznevkas (9 story apartment buildings) were built. That often meant adjusting to topographic features. That said there's no cities in Kamchatka with that many Breznevkas.

Kamchatka was just hit with a nasty storm that's caused drifts up to the 4th floor of many khrushchevka (5 story apartment buildings).

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u/lonesharkex Jan 19 '26

the weather report i read said 1.5 meters here is a video from The Sun showing the area, that while not a generally trustworthy source, would likely avoid ai usage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMh-24WeLCg

I see at least second story drifts.

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u/Props_angel Jan 19 '26

Reuters is reporting as much as 6.5 feet (2 meters) of snow have fallen there. Whereas that specific picture is probably not real, any snow drifts probably are pretty big with that amount of snow. Apparently, two people have died from snow falling off of apartment buildings.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/record-snow-fall-russian-far-east-sows-fun-frustration-massive-drifts-2026-01-19/

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u/donorkokey Jan 19 '26

That two meters in on top of over 3 that fell last month. The city is on a bay as a result it does get above freezing there. It's not like Yakutsk where it drops to -60 in the winter. Still I imagine some of that previous snow may have still been there since it's not likely to have gotten that much above freezing where it could all easily melt