Top executives of VTB Leasing including female deputy director 'all safe' after jumping into sea from stricken aircraft. 

54 reported missing after seven rescued in high seas with strong winds.

Vessel 'holed by drifting ice', says regional Emergency Ministry source.

The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.

The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.

Fate of 13 still unknown as rescue efforts continue. 

Vessels Kapitan Dranitsyn and Admiral Makarov 'marooned' in east for the rest of winter after getting trapped off Chukotka.

Stretching 120 km over the frozen East Siberian Sea, would you dare drive it? 

Possible 'explosion' at time of Tyva Republic helicopter crash, say experts, as mourning period expected for up to 14 people killed.

Ten fishermen were plucked to safety after their vessel - Chance-101 - sank 31 miles east of  Svetlaya village, in Primorye region in the Russian Far East.