Emergency services received calls from worried residents concerned that doomsday had arrived.
Sukhoi Superjet-100 landing gear supports broke on icy ground after the stop.
Trackers mark footprints with GPS technology as 2,000 people scour the forests in first count of rare big cat in 10 years.
Amateur photographer who takes samurai sword for protection in lonely taiga captures the stunning majesty spreading its colours in the sky.
Emergency services refuse to comment cause of extraordinary blast in the dark sky.
Students and male 'accomplice' to face justice accused of torturing and killing dogs and cats, posting pictures online, and other crimes.
Currently there are 730,000 animals but numbers are 'unsustainable', risking disease spreading and chronic overgrazing.