Floodwater from Ob River is black from spill as emergency workers flight to limit damage.

Members of two families perished and others are missing as emergency services scrambled to the scene.

Company’s bulldozer was in such rush to dismantle pipes after being filmed by ecologists that it crashed a police car.

Despite warnings of severe temperatures, hundreds of thousands of Russians take ice dips in an annual ritual marking Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan.

Social media goes crazy over images of reptile with spikey back and alligator-like features.

With a larger arch span than any in Europe, it is the new signature of Siberia's largest city.

From the Pacific in the east, to the Urals in the west, hardy Russians display their religious feelings - and bravery.

Cruel owner put Musya inside a bag weighed down by stones hidden on the ice under Trans-Siberian railway bridge.

These are the first pictures and video of scene in Khabarovsk region where a sudden and massive rock movement causes semi-blockage and flood risk.

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.