A desperate rescue mission saved four people - but up to 24 are feared dead in the air tragedy in the Sakha Republic. 

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

Sour relations not stopping memorial to historic flights to help save world from Nazism.

Afanasiy Polyatinskiy spent ten days taking letters and parcels to remote villages, carrying a gun because of threat of brown bear attacks.

After a month of warm, dry weather and wildfires, the huge crater nicknamed ‘Mouth of Hell’ is now under direct threat.

At least 138 miners brought safely to surface of Alrosa's Mir complex with hopes of getting remaining men out alive.

How horseracing and equestrian culture is developing in the Sakha Republic.