Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.
Rescue teams rush to help survivors among 22 passengers in Arctic.
After 72 days stopover in Russia, British solo pilot Colin Hales continues his world tour.
Schoolchildren of all ages are asked to stay home as gusts of wind reach 29 metres per second.
The Russian government has ordered the evacuation of North Pole-40 Arctic Station.
Pro-Kremlin eco-groups echo Greenpeace concerns by highlighting burning of forests which do not appear in government reports.
Desperate attempts are being made to save a 13 year old boy whose condition is described 'grave'.
Ten fishermen stayed alive in their life raft by casting off the 'dead bodies' of eight crew mates who froze to death in raging seas.
The wreck of the Amurskaya freighter has been found by divers in around 24 metres of water, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Five belugas were stranded on the same beach by the Sea of Okhotsk within less than a week.