Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.

She stole keys of his Toyota Corolla and went on rampage after she found her ex was living with a new girlfriend.

Sinister discovery ‘not criminal’ say Investigative Committee, claiming limbs wrongly disposed of by a forensic lab where stored.

Mongrel trapped for three years in a tiny cold and dark cavity gets new start in Germany after our story about her plight went around the world.

At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.

Top secret Stalin-era aircraft went down with 2 million roubles on board.

After 72 days stopover in Russia, British solo pilot Colin Hales continues his world tour.

Flooding now covers an area almost as large as France, Germany and Britain combined, or close to the equivalent of Texas and California.

Projects in Khabarovsk and Novosibirsk highlight victims refusing to hide away or be cowed by cancer, challenging prejudice against sufferers.

Troops and government ministries checked 'for fulfilling tasks under wartime conditions'.