Russian athletes will perform at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea under a white flag, following controversial IOC ruling.
Extreme swimmers take the plunge to support competitors forced to perform in South Korea without the Russian flag.
Six holy men summon players' ancestors, begging for support in the game against Spain.
Tomsk student Ekaterina Bocharova, 21, wins competition against rival cat and tiger designs.
Colourful election as bears, tigers and half-naked gymnasts vote in record-breaking result.
Aurora with its key hub in Vladivostok promises to make the country's Far East more accessible.
Siberian Natalia Fileva, 55, co-owner of S7 airline, perished alongside her father in private plane tragedy in Germany.
International research team publish a detailed study into two cave lion cubs found in Yakutia