Officials ground the iconic Tu-95 bomber fleet as investigation launched into what brought down aircraft on take-off.

Sergei Shoigu says 'utter nonsense' that army is 'total wreck'.

Spectacular falling meteorite fragments struck the Chelyabinsk region on Friday morning exploding in the atmosphere and crashing to the ground.

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

The ice is visibly cracked but the team led by photographer Vadim Makhorov successfully landed Cessna 172 on Lake Baikal.

Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.

Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.

'Six die' as bridges swept away and 7,600 evacuated after heavy rains.