Extreme weather phenomena along with wildfires and flooding are the future 'due to global climate change’.

Heavy rains engulf TransBaikal region with a dozen railway bridges destroyed and 15 more damaged.

Assembly of Soyuz-2.1a rocket has begun at new cosmodrome as country prepares for new space era.

230 wildfires rage in Russia’s coldest republic of Yakutia, with state of emergency declared in Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions.

Animals cannot forage for lichen under the snow crust on the Yamal peninsula.

Roman showed true Siberian survival instincts in the wild, never giving up hope that he would be found.

All residents 'safely evacuated' as the tower was engulfed in flames.

Drifts have reached one metre in height with schools closed, cars abandoned and even a military tank pulling out stranded drivers.

Flights late on Thursday and on Friday suffered disruption due to smog caused by blazes in dry woodland made vulnerable by the current heat wave.