Major rescue operation on the island of Sakhalin went on for two days.
Practised in Yakutia for generations, there is only one way to learn the art of ice fishing as Yakutia school children have discovered.
Vessel 'holed by drifting ice', says regional Emergency Ministry source.
Fisherman keeps warm when his ice hole erupts in flames but he still netted a good catch
As soon as a Honda fell through the ice, locals were preparing to use an age-old system to pull it out.
Fisherman Vladimir Kristya, 69, got lost on ice in Amur Bay as huge snowstorm engulfed Vladivostok.
Silence from the authorities but residents say former Ukrainian president's son should have known Baikal was too dangerous to drive on.
Barnaul angler Ivan Drachev, 33, caught more than he bargained for when he noticed an animal fallen through the ice.
The anglers became trapped in mouth of Silinka River as it joins the Amur River.
Businessman Yevgeny Vlasov, 53, fell through ice hole but in last words shouted to son to walk to the family’s village store.