Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

A renaissance of one of Siberia's first outposts as the Far North becomes the new economic frontier.

Four children among those in intensive care, as locals undergo mass evacuation and quarantining, while reindeer herd decimated.

Or is it too expensive to put the environment before the need for energy?

Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula.

Satellites show giant hole ringed by 20 'baby craters'.

Academics restart work to unlock secrets of mystery medieval civilization with links to Persia on edge of the Siberian Arctic.

Supplies to EU maintained despite mega-blast with flames 200 metres in the sky, and heat felt 1km from fireball.

Greenpeace is demanding the Russian government blocks a major Gazprom link to Shanghai across one of Siberia's most sacred wildernesses.

'Early stage' talks on a deal between Gazprom and BP to build an extension to the Nord Stream gas pipe enabling major Russian supplies to reach the UK.