Apple Maps is still utterly useless in Russia. There are no buildings. There are no public transit routes. Points of interest are all messed up. I've never dared to try to get directions from it, but I'd assume that not only would it not pick the optimal route, it would probably suggest you drive wrong way on a one-way street or something like that.
That's really interesting. I was there for the world cup a few years ago and Apple Maps coverage of the cities with games was quite good, even away from the stadia. I actually only attended one game as it was an easy way to get a visa at the time, but did poke around some of the other cites.
Oh, interesting. I just opened Maps.app on macOS after reading your comment, and the building shapes are finally there, at least in St Petersburg downtown?! The restaurants are mostly correct, too. Something must have changed recently. It wasn't this good even just a month or two ago.
Still no public transit, and still Apple-only (I use a Mac but an Android phone), so still useless for me personally, but it's nice to see it improve.
Though several years ago it was definitely just streets, parks, and rivers.
