With smoke having blown as far as the US and Canada, experts now say 'the trend is positive' in controlling fires raging from the Urals to the Pacific.
The swollen Amur River reached a depth of 910 cm near Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Sunday, with fears it could hit 940cm.
Ekaterina and Yulia popularise yoga in Tynda but taking it into the great outdoors.
Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.
Flights late on Thursday and on Friday suffered disruption due to smog caused by blazes in dry woodland made vulnerable by the current heat wave.
WWF starts project to breed Amur leopards and released them in the wild.
Russian army in battle to erect dikes to hold back the swirling Amur River as evacuations begin in low-lying areas.
750-metre long 'cable car' link between Russia and China across Amur River.