The successful operations shows value of great first aid after a mishap plus the skill of medics.

Thirteen people suffered serious burns in freak accident caused by a sudden burst in hot water pipeline.

Site identified in Krasnoyarsk region where man 'trapped and killed' mammoths, suspect paleontologists.

The vehicle with Orthodox pilgrims on board flipped into a ditch and overturned down an embankment, falling 'the height of a 5 storey building’.

Up to 38 people trapped in building as rescue underway.

No danger of radiation in the Russian Far East from blaze caused by welding accident, insist experts.

Off-road vehicle was swept away by swirling flow killing 7 children and 3 adults - including the bridegroom who was driving the jeep.

Policeman Alexander Kosolapov fighting for life after instinctive bravery. 

Fears for three year old 'secretive' Amur leopardess named after Olympic giant Jean-Claude Killy.