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Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashes during training flight

Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber has crashed in the Irkutsk region during a training flight, amid reports of engine failure. The Defence Ministry said it was not carrying weapons and the crew ejected safely. Four people were taken to hospital.

Space

Falling asteroid lights up sky in Russia's Siberia

A small asteroid lit up the sky over Russia’s Siberian republic of Yakutia as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

Climate

Arctic wildfires ravage Russia’s north releasing megatonnes of carbon

Hot, dry weather has created conditions conducive for fires to ignite in the Arctic.

Ukraine

Siberian Battalion: Who are the Russians fighting for Ukraine?

The newly-formed "Siberian Battalion" is made up of Russians who have come to fight against their fellow citizens.

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Russia

Ural Airlines jet carrying 159 passengers lands in a Siberian field

Russian officials say all passengers and the six crew walked away uninjured from the aircraft. It was flying from the Black Sea town of Sochi to Omsk in Siberia when it was forced to make an emergency landing.

Culture news

Culture Re-View: When the biggest asteroid in recorded history landed

30 June 1908: A city-destroying meteor lands in Siberia

Climate

Giant craters are opening up in the Arctic due to climate change

The permafrost region contains three times as much carbon as all living vegetation on Earth - with concerning consequences as it thaws.

Earth News

Putin urges authorities to take action as wildfires engulf Siberia

Fires that have broken out across south-western Siberia in Russia have killed at least 10 people and damaged hundreds of buildings this week.

Tech News

Russian teenager jailed for 'training' for terror attack on Minecraft

The 16-year-old pleaded not guilty and said that if he is handed real prison time, he will serve it "with a clear conscience and dignity".

Travel News

Russia celebrates Shamanism at annual Snow Sculpture Festival

Sculptors from across Russia embraced the cold in Novosibirsk at the annual Siberia Snow Sculpture Festival

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Ice sculptors transform a Russian city into a winter wonderland

Working in subzero temperatures, ice sculptors have turned the Siberian city of Tomsk into a winter wonderland. It's all part of the Crystal Tomsk ice sculpture festival where 16 sculptor teams compete for a top prize.

Climate

It’s been a record-breaking year for wildfire carbon emissions

Climate change is fanning the flames of fires around the world, the results from the EU's atmosphere monitoring service show.

Russia

Mine officials remanded in custody in Siberia after deadly blast

On Friday Russian authorities had released the names of 51 people presumed dead after a methane explosion the day before in the Listvyazhnaya mine.

Russia

At least 51 dead after accident in Siberia mine

Rescue operations have been halted and the missing are thought to be dead at the mine in the Kemerovo region, local authorities said.

Design

Is this traditional Siberian felt boot maker one of Russia's last?

Sensible footwear in Russia's cold winters is key. Ivan Lapin has spent 12 years educating himself on the craft of SIberia's felt shoes –'valenki's' – to do so.

Russia

Seven killed after Belarusian cargo plane crashes in eastern Russia

Belarus transport ministry said the plane crashed as it was trying to land in adverse weather conditions.