Dog lovers in Russia’s Far East are rallying to save hundreds of stray dogs facing euthanasia by local authorities. Ulan-Ude, a town in Eastern Siberia near the Mongolian border, has already culled 18 dogs, prompting urgent efforts to relocate 600 dogs to new homes or shelters within Russia. Volunteers are traveling by train to cities […]
A Soviet-era Antonov An-24 belonging to Polar Airlines mistakenly landed on a frozen river in Russia’s Far East with 34 people on board. Fortunately, the incident, attributed to pilot error according to initial inquiries, occurred without any injuries. The aircraft, en route from Yakutsk to Zyryanka with subsequent stops, veered off the Zyryanka airport runway […]

