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'If you emptied Lake Baikal, it would take every river in the world flowing into it a year to fill.'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009
Tu-95MS
Hunt for crew of crashed Tu-95MS bomber in Russian Far East
Airmen 'parachuted' from stricken jet in latest of spate of accidents afflicting military aircraft.
Two pilots killed as Tu-95MS bomber crashes after all 4 engines fail
Five crew safely parachuted from stricken jet in latest of spate of accidents afflicting military aircraft.
Military plane crash kills one and injures up to six more in Russian Far East
Officials ground the iconic Tu-95 bomber fleet as investigation launched into what brought down aircraft on take-off.
New heavy bomber division being former to patrol Pacific near Japan, Hawaii and Guam
Defence Ministry move seen as bolstering Russia's eastward tilt.
Major military drills underway against simulated enemy in seas of Okhotsk and Japan
Strategic bombers redeployed Eastern Military District in snap exercises called by Vladimir Putin.
Russia stages 'biggest war games since the Soviet era'
100,000 troops and 5,000 weapons involved in the exercises in the Eastern Military District.
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Sent to Siberia
Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.
Born in Siberia
Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.
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The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies
