Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.

Urgent measures underway to evacuate residents of remote villages after flood threat caused by rising water above new ‘dam’.

Falling in love with a city starts with finding a place where you feel at home.

Video shows moment driver loses control, and his car flips over before crushing the raised platform where the marshals watched the race.

Amur leopards are the most endangered cat on the planet, but this shot is seen as 'the best ever taken' of the species by a photo trap.

Vivid red and orange paintings by Bronze Age artists go on show for the first time.

The aim is to develop and implement the best Siberian R&D innovations in agriculture, it was announced. 

This is the moment of the happy meeting between two young polar bears in a Siberian zoo.

Aircraft had been flying as part of a test flight following an engine change when it came down.

An army of almost 3000 foreign workers combine with locals to get the city ready for the September APEC summit of world leaders.