Olga Kurochkina earlier appealed to Vladimir Putin to force the authorities to check if her husband was killed by cannibals. 

Top secret Stalin-era aircraft went down with 2 million roubles on board.

Environmentalists rescued the male cub after its mother apparently died in unexplained circumstances.

In case of any doubts, we mean the twitching variety, which are now back to Siberia, resting before their next extraordinary journey. 

Locals hear 'booms from the underworld' in giant ravine but now scientists say it holds secrets of the planet's past.

5,000 year old site used for fish processing but also rituals which remain a 'huge mystery' involving wolverines and ermine.

Reports stated there was 'panic' among locals after the four convicts staged their dramatic escape from an Irkutsk region prison.

Tearful plea on president's televised call-in leads to promise to overcome carnage in Khakassia and Chita.

Suspect faces extradition over  allleged link to gang killings.

The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.