Pilot error, technical malfunction and bad weather are all possible causes checked by investigators.

Young boy was laid to rest all alone with two iron knives, his feet trampling on reindeer bones, wearing elaborate headdress decorated with iron rings.

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.

Two snowmobilers die but five dug out of snow alive in Khakassia: video shows desperate rescue efforts to save tourists.

Tomsk honours the memory of the child and police hunt the vicious killer.

Fundraising campaign launched to raise 603,000 roubles in bid to mass produce 'Volodya' for Chinese market.

Odd couple are 'inseparable' as safari park keepers resist calls to split Timur the goat from Amur the tiger.

Girl, 4, tried to mimic a character from a Ladybug cartoon, say Yakutsk police.

Twin sisters Violetta and Evelina Yachmenev left hospital in Barnaul just before they turned two months old.