Vasily Yurchenko, 53, ousted after dossier of complaints sent to the president.

Vitaly Denisyuk, 37, was first to realise help was needed by frightened people at upstairs windows.

The sensational discovery could lead to a much clearer understanding of a blast which was 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.

As footage emerges of more unexplained explosions above Siberia, suspicion falls on recycling of gunpowder at old chemical plant.

Local reindeer herder witnessed the tundra explosion that led to birth of new hole in river.

'Aggressive' crew resisted border patrol ship after being caught fishing illegally in Russian waters. 

At least 90 left homeless in one village after raging infernos, say reports.

Fear that thawing permafrost caused damage to storage tank.