Stunning Drone Video Reveals Russia in Deep Freeze

Golden bulbs and glowing avenues cut through by shards of icy water frozen into shattered glassy tiles in the Moskva River, a smoky pillar on a background of a mirrored skyscrapers. The team at Timelab Pro have captured the Russian capital of Moscow in the deep freeze of winter using a DJI X7 camera, a fading ancient beauty trapped in the inevitable consequence of age and the seasons, desperately lit up to remind us of all her once resplendent glory.

This incredible capture of 5K drone footage against an aural background of the whines of rushing sirens and sighing violins is made all the more eerie by the team’s decision to twist time and turn gravity on its head. By reversing sequences of traffic and upturning visions of skylines, producer Andrey Efimov is sure to draw you in to experience what he calls the “Desperation of winter Moscow”.