Deaths - and attempts - may be linked to barbaric 'games' encouraging young people to take their own lives.
Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.
Police checking claims, with one suspect insisting she has been 'framed', and put under police guard after death threats.
The wife and child of Rostislav Bardokin suffered smoke inhalation after the family flat was doused with gasoline and set on fire.
Deep in Siberia, psychology experts claim they have made an astonishing breakthrough in curing drink and drug addicts.
Druzhok was rescued once but swam back to do his duty on the doorstep of the waterlogged house in Eastern Russia.
Hallucinations from new synthetic substance made man think his home was full of gas and he needed to save his son.
Tribute for Druzhok who swam back to his own home to protect it against the rising tide of water, and became a symbol of hope.
Neighbour save man from death after 'his trousers got stuck in window frame'.