New details emerge about 1928 odyssey that changed a dictator.
Dramatic video shows the bird staying put in clouds of caustic smoke.
Russian technology is capable of delivering aircraft to land on water and ice and bringing vital links to Siberian communities, Shoigu says.
Rising tensions have led to Pyongyang threatening missile and nuclear strikes against the United States and its ally South Korea.
Wrapped in reindeer hide and fur, the 6-to-7 year old was protected by a child-sized bronze axe and bear's pendant.
Pedal power challenge as the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race heads from Moscow to Vladivostok.
A desperate hunt for six teenagers missing on a Tyva mountain was hampered in poor weather conditions including the threat of new avalanches.