regional aviation in Siberia

Air services are the lifeline of some of the world's most remote communities, with no road or rail links.

Bears and lion move into their new home in Ussuriysk in Russian Far East.

‘Taiga burning’ - as scared bears are driven out of their natural habitat towards settlements where they are shot as danger to people.

Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.

Say that again? The Arctic on fire?

Blazes raging just 50km from the Arctic Ocean in Yakutia.

Greenpeace claim authorities underestimate the scale of destruction, amid warnings of lack of resources to fight fires. 

Russian technology is capable of delivering aircraft to land on water and ice and bringing vital links to Siberian communities, Shoigu says.

A 15 million rouble subsidy has been granted to airline S7 to operate flights on the Moscow to Gorno-Altaisk route during the rest of  2012.

Russian president warns that 'the work is going slowly' and calls for progress.