Emergency services refuse to comment cause of extraordinary blast in the dark sky.

It's the day Siberians have fun drenching each other - but why?

Warplane suddenly lost height; pilot successfully ejected.

Slava, aged 9, had miraculous escape after metal handle somehow pierced his rib cage.

Modern fluoroscopy identifies sheep bones inside the Tagar culture death mask.

Russian photographer writes about a volcanic eruption at Tolbachik, seen by the Soviets as the most lunar place on the planet.

Official's daughter ploughed onto pavement at high speed and was sentenced to prison but now walks free under Kremlin amnesty.

More than 50 servicemen in air drop close to  Russia's drifting ice base Barneo.

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Man, 31, fell onto metal spikes while 'trying to flee his ex-girlfriend'