Even for a city accustomed to winter weather the blizzard conditions that descended on Moscow took everyone by surprise, Thursday. By 07:00 local time Moscow was already under 12 cm (4.72 inches) of snow, prompting officials to order snow ploughs to work on non-stop to clear the streets.br br COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Listen to us on Soundcloud: br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.