Residents warned to stay away from the animals, with two men already having been savagely attacked... but there is happy news for two little cubs.
My only knowledge of Russia came from Hollywood movies, James Bond films in particular - though I was aware that From Russia with Love was made back in 60s.
Russia is offering the best tax incentives in the world to create its own Vegas near Vladivostok.
Elsewhere in Buryatia, close to Lake Baikal, there are reports of other strange sightings.