A criminal case into possible negligence was opened after the Mi-8 crashed in a mountainous area of Khabarovsk region.

Pristine forests around the world's oldest lake go up in flames.

State of emergency in Irkutsk region as President Vladimir Putin flies in amid carnage from heavy rain - with ‘worse to come’.

'Scary' scenes as fumes from burning forests cover Lake Baikal, with people - and bears - fleeing 'Apocalypse'.

Epicentre in Republic of Khakassia, but tremors were felt over a wide area including Krasnoyarsk city.

Latest survivors give harrowing accounts of how they feared they would drown in underground tidal wave.

Board a train in London and travel across Siberia all the way to Tokyo?

Homes underwater in this Far East city, but Russia escapes the worst of destruction.

Hi-tech project would use computer models to predict climate change and help with safe production of oil and gas in Northern Russia.