On Monday Moscow was hit by a heavy snowstorm, caused by warm air from the Atlantic.

On Monday Moscow was hit by a heavy snowstorm, caused by warm air from the Atlantic.

The snowfall added four more inches of snow to the city’s roads.

According to meteorologists, this is the snowiest winter in Moscow in the past 15 years.

Traffic in Moscow came to a virtual standstill on Monday evening.

City authorities deployed more than 800 snow-removal machines in downtown Moscow.

Car owners have been advised to resort to public transport for trips around the city.

The city’s courtyards remain covered in snow.

The snowfall is expected to subside in the early hours of Tuesday.

Gorky Park during the snowfall.
