Destruction of trees by flames could see Batagai Depression ‘rapidly enlarge’ while remote local settlements also threatened.

Wildfires rage around Lake Baikal with 5,000-plus emergency workers deployed.

Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.

Global warming spells doom for boreal forests with potentially dramatic implications for carbon release in dark taiga.

Say that again? The Arctic on fire?

Kitten is one of the world’s rarest big cats, with only 91 known adults surviving in the wild.

Il-76 plane crashed while battling wildfires; Minister vows 'We will never forget them.'

Hundreds - including dozens of children - evacuated safely as fires destroy and threaten homes.

Distressing images from infernos that left 645 people without homes, and dozens injured.