The weirdest winter for decades takes a cold turn but milder weather is on the way again.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.
Some regions parched, others underwater in latest meteorological surprises.
Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.
Experts in Tomsk use pioneering techniques to solve crimes.
Poaching threatens the species which provide livelihoods for thousands around the lake.