Top executives of VTB Leasing including female deputy director 'all safe' after jumping into sea from stricken aircraft.
An expedition is underway to locate and analyse deposits of methane in 'underwater permafrost' in the seas of Okhotsk and Japan.
Huge area of the Sea of Okhotsk will be recognised as part of Russia's continental shelf.
Cameras reveal the underwater life of the sea lions of Yam Island, off the Magadan coast.
Vessel 'holed by drifting ice', says regional Emergency Ministry source.
Fate of 13 still unknown as rescue efforts continue.
Major rescue operation on the island of Sakhalin went on for two days.
The Russian-registered vessel sent out Mayday signals on Sunday morning sparking a huge search and rescue operation in stormy weather conditions.
A peaceful sunrise outing of two young brown bears caught in an enchanting video.
Eight seamen from the sunken Amuerskaya freighter remain missing from the gold carrying freighter which sank in a storm in late October.