Unique BELAZ-Themed Playground Opens in Myski
Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine has created a one-of-a-kind multifunctional playground for the Kemerovo Region – designed in the shape of a BELAZ mining dump truck. The new attraction is located in Skazki Shapkaya square in the center of Myski.
There is nothing like this playground in Kuzbass. The massive structure – 12 meters long, 11 meters wide, and nearly 5 meters tall – is built from wood and metal with an anti-vandal coating. Climbing up, children can get into the driver’s cab and feel like real miners. The playground includes ladders, a slide, and a net maze, making it suitable for children aged 7 to 12 to play on.
Before creating the playground, Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine carried out a major renovation of the square: the asphalt was renewed, modern swings and a ping-pong table were installed, and the benches were repainted.
The grand opening of the updated ‘Skazki Shapkaya’ square turned into a real celebration. Local children’s creative groups performed, entertainers engaged kids in outdoor games, and balloons, sweets, and cotton candy were given away for free. A ping-pong tournament was also held.
The playground was officially opened by Evgeny Timofeev, Head of the Myski Urban District, and Igor Osadchy, General Director of Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine.
Evgeny Timofeev thanked the company for creating such a unique facility in Myski:
“‘Skazki Shapkaya’ is a favorite place for recreation – not only for children but for adults as well. We are very glad that Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine has put it in order and turned it into a place of joy for everyone. Just look at how beautiful it is! There’s something for everyone – you can swing, enjoy the late summer sun on a bench, and, for the kids, there’s the main attraction – the dump-truck playground. There’s nothing like it in any city in Kuzbass! On behalf of all residents, I express our deepest gratitude to Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine.”
The playground has been transferred to the administration of the Myski Urban District for public use free of charge.
Since its founding, Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine has continuously supported the town of Myski. Over the past 11 years, the company has completely renovated the Olymp and Merkuriy sports complexes, School No. 3, the Gennady Neunyvakhin Center for Creative Development and Humanities Education, the city library, the Yubileiny Palace of Culture, and the Myski Historical and Ethnographic Museum, among many others. Thanks to the enterprise, new sports and recreation areas have been built or refurbished in the settlements of Tetenza, Borodino, and Chuvashka, along with numerous other facilities throughout Myski.
