Officials deny any risk of atomic contamination from the site in Sakha Republic.

Experts to check remains uncovered during road building excavations close to Tit-Ary in Khangalassky district.

New statistics on Saturday showed the vast scale of the human effort in Russia to halt a natural disaster that has destroyed swathes of woodland and taiga.

But there are questions over privatisation of mining giant Alrosa, the world's largest producer.

Current president of Sakha-based company leaves after 'difficult' relationship with senior officials in Moscow.

At first sight it maybe a UFO but in fact this both a boat and a plane - and it is to be tested in Spring on the River Lena in the Sakha Republic.

First chance to see the appearance of a calf from this extinct hairy species, complete with its strawberry blond curls.

230 wildfires rage in Russia’s coldest republic of Yakutia, with state of emergency declared in Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions.