Relatives of the sailors lost almost six weeks ago on a gold-ore carrying freighter are begging the authorities to keep hunting for the crew.
Tyumen regional traffic inspectorate chief Sergei Besedin was arrested 'accepting a $30,000 bribe', say reports.
'Shocking' pictures revealed online by campaign exposing the alleged failings.
Ukraine has moved its Consulate General from Vladivostok to Novosibirsk. The former Soviet state has other Consultates General around Russia already.
The German president was today honouring Vyacheslav Molodin, deputy director of Novosibirsk Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography.
A Copenhagen scientific expedition is on its way to prepare a claim that vast energy wealth under the Arctic belongs to the Danish Crown.
The independent channel is set for closure despite a plea from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe for it to remain open.
Tomsk region's Siberian Chemical Combine received the uranium on December 3, but the official confirmation came one week later.
Its residents will live in a vast man-made 'igloo' to protect them from polar temperatures and some of the most biting winds on the planet.