Hopes fade of finding 13 people, six weeks after Tyva Avia aircraft went missing in remote and mountainous region.
Rail link will connect remote region to Krasnoyarsk region.
Intense search reveals no sign of Mil Mi-8 lost early Saturday with 12 people on board.
World famous sculptor has been commissioned to create a new landmark sculpture in Kyzyl - the capital of Tyva - marking the spirit of Asia.
Breathtaking scenery is revealed on a Kremlin away-day to one of Russia's most spectacular (but little known) regions.
Possible 'explosion' at time of Tyva Republic helicopter crash, say experts, as mourning period expected for up to 14 people killed.
People evacuated after thunderstorms-with-no-rain ignite foliage and forests.
Private helicopter brought in to located Tyva Avia aircraft that had 13 people on board in remote Siberia.
A desperate hunt for six teenagers missing on a Tyva mountain was hampered in poor weather conditions including the threat of new avalanches.
Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.