The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.
Big cat Tikhon refused to be scared away by warning shots as veteran alpha male makes clear he wants to come in from the wild.
The Russian national carrier is examining a scheme to base a new air operator on its assets Vladivostok Avia and Sakhalin-based SAT Airlines.
Aisen Nikolaev is drenched by Khaarchaana - the Yakutian Snow Maiden - in minus 10C temperature.
Reclusive state bordering Russian Far East claims to have 'joined the ranks of advanced nuclear states'.
A murder probe had been launched after Stepan Ludannyi went missing.
Big cat had preyed on domestic dogs in Russia and China, but will now be mated with older tigress Prima in Rostov.
Five belugas were stranded on the same beach by the Sea of Okhotsk within less than a week.
Flooding threat ‘averted’ in remote villages after Russian military operation including 7 major explosions.