Desperate rescue efforts failed to pull the men to safety after the earlier rescue of eight subcontractors.
Governor takes charge of rescue operation and sends ‘don’t panic’ message plus blankets, water and food to coal workers.
Retiree went out fishing but got lost on his way home in first whiteout of autumn.
Marooned men went for up to 3 weeks without food on island in Laptev Sea in temperatures of minus 15C.
Group of tourists got stuck at 2,300m after helicopter blades froze.
Vessel Stepan Arzhakov ran aground in Lena River after being washed ashore due to strong early morning crosswinds.
Major rescue operation on the island of Sakhalin went on for two days.
Father missing under snow; more than 200 people continue search and rescue at -23C, snowstorm and bleak light of polar night.
Russian sailors pulled him to safety after ten hours in the waves.