The freighter Amurskaya disappeared in stormy weather on Sunday after sending Mayday signals which were picked up by coastguards.
Appalling conditions in Alrosa's Mir mine forces end to search on submerged level 310 some 11 days after devastating flood.
A criminal case into possible negligence was opened after the Mi-8 crashed in a mountainous area of Khabarovsk region.
Bear and goats among drowned animals at two zoos after typhoon and heavy rain hits Russian Far East.
Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.
'Scary' scenes as fumes from burning forests cover Lake Baikal, with people - and bears - fleeing 'Apocalypse'.
Epicentre in Republic of Khakassia, but tremors were felt over a wide area including Krasnoyarsk city.
Residents of Krasnoyark take to boats to go to work, while an unusual July snowstorm hits Yakutia.
The 2,750 tonnes cargo of Khabarovsk-born businessman Igor Grechushkin was detained in Lebanon in 2013.