Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.
With thick coat to keep it warm, the little Yakut horse loves nothing better than running about the frozen fields.
Elsewhere in Russia’s coldest region desperate authorities spike clouds to induce rain and tame wildfires.
Place your bets as Russia takes on Macau and Las Vegas to woo Pacific gamblers.
Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.
From frost-resistant woolly pigs to sheep that look like goats and horses that love playing the snow, there are lots of surprises across the taiga.
Magnificent STS Sedov easily passes three Arctic seas exactly 142 years after the famous Vega Expedition was stuck in pack ice for 11 months.