Moscow Transforms Into Ice Kingdom - 27.02.2018, Sputnik International

The temperature is expected to drop to -28°C (-18.4°F) and bring strong snowstorms: by the beginning of the calendar spring, a third of the monthly precipitation is expected to fall on Russia's capital.

These aerial images show you the waterway of Moscow - the Moskva River, frozen and covered with snow.

As you may see, however, the frost doesn't stop people from enjoying the views of the city.

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Passengers stand on a deck of a tourist boat with restaurant aboard specially designed for winter river cruises as it breaks through the frozen Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.Temperatures dipped to -14 C (6,8 F) in Moscow and -24 C (-11 F) at night.

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View of the Moscow Kremlin from the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky bridge.

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Ducks on the Savvinskaya Embankment of the Moscow River.

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Passers-by on the Bolshoy Kamenny bridge in Moscow.

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The "Radisson" ship on the Moscow River.

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A passer-by on the Moskvoretskaya embankment.

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A pleasure boat on the Moscow river.

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A bridge across the Moscow river.

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Ice on the Moskva River under the Zhivopisny bridge.

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A view of the Moscow river, covered with ice, and the Sophia embankment and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on a winter frosty evening at an air temperature of -20°C.

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