Friends watched as ex-president's son tried and failed to break ice with his head after his car sank in freezing waters.

'All forest wildfires extinguished' in Siberian Federal District, say officials, but peat flames still raging.

Elsewhere in Buryatia, close to Lake Baikal, there are reports of other strange sightings.

The weirdest winter for decades takes a cold turn but milder weather is on the way again.

The 76-metre (246 ft) high cascade is also called ‘The Bride’ for its distinctive female shape.

A meteor? A rocket? A military missile? An UFO? So far no explanation for the lightshow over Trans-Baikal.

In the rest of the world, people are sure about one thing: Siberia = cold.

Recent days have seen Siberia's nickel capital hotter than Nice and on a par with Naples.