Belarusian cargo plane crashes & catches fire in Siberia, as Russian officials confirm all on board dead

Russian emergency services have scrambled to battle a blaze after an An-12 cargo plane crashed near the Siberian city of Irkutsk, with Moscow officials confirming that a total of seven people were on board when it lost contact. … Read More >Belarusian cargo plane crashes & catches fire in Siberia, as Russian officials confirm all on board dead

Passenger planes disrupted, delayed & canceled in Siberia as smoke from vast wildfires lowers visibility to dangerous levels

Some airports in Russia’s Siberia region are currently suffering from serious overcrowding as smoke from vast forest wildfires has caused a severe drop in visibility, leaving many planes stuck on the ground, unable to take off. … Read More >Passenger planes disrupted, delayed & canceled in Siberia as smoke from vast wildfires lowers visibility to dangerous levels

Abandon Moscow! Russian defense minister says country should now move capital eastwards & build five new cities in remote Siberia

Russian politicians could soon be packing their bags and piling onto trains eastwards, ditching the busy streets and glitzy nightlife of Moscow in favor of a new capital city located thousands of miles away in vast, snowy Siberia. … Read More >Abandon Moscow! Russian defense minister says country should now move capital eastwards & build five new cities in remote Siberia

Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)

Paratroopers from Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service have manually put out ten hard-to-reach fires in Siberia’s Lena Pillars Nature Park. The parachutists located the flames after jumping from a plane over the forest. … Read More >Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)