Critics call it ‘Chernobyl on ice’ but authorities say it is vital to provide energy to remote port in Chukotka.
Inquisitive beasts are intrigued by camera traps but pictures have mixed results.
Based near Anadyr, its role is to 'monitor combat readiness' of military units, survey terrain, and air patrols.
Lame, exhausted and confused animal seeks out help from the local police in Olyutorsky district of Kamchatka.
The senior politician called for a change of identity for the vast eastern third of Russia, as the country angles itself towards Asia.
It should be called the 'Pacific region', he suggests.
Cruel joke can turn deadly for predator now too visible to both prey and poachers.
Strategic bombers redeployed Eastern Military District in snap exercises called by Vladimir Putin.
Russia's coldest region is up to 20C milder than average this month, say meteorologists.