‘Taiga burning’ - as scared bears are driven out of their natural habitat towards settlements where they are shot as danger to people.
Locals in north of Yakutia said daylight was completely gone for several hours.
Residents of sub-Arctic Verkhoyansk district of Yakutia woke up in complete darkness.
Capable of carrying 200 people and tonnes of cargo, new blimp for the 21st century could soon be taking off.