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Five Killed in Helicopter Crash in Russia’s Far East

The helicopter went missing on Monday while returning from repairs in the village of Chumikan to its base in Magadan via Okhotsk.

Russian Man Charged Over Relatives’ Deaths After 66 Days Adrift at Sea

Mikhail Pichugin, 46, set off in the Sea of Okhotsk on an inflatable dinghy and was later found around 620 miles from his starting point.

History Teacher in Russia’s Khabarovsk Creates North Korean Ideology Club for Students

Club members visited a summer camp in North Korea earlier this year and are now undertaking work to “debunk myths” about the isolated country.

Russian Man Rescued After 2 Months Lost at Sea

Mikhail Pichugin set sail with his brother Sergei and nephew Ilya from Far East Russia’s Khabarovsk region in early August.

Major Power Outage Hits Far East Russia

The Far Eastern Distribution Grid Company DRSK said the outages were linked to “equipment failure” at one of the units of the Primorskaya thermal power...

Putin Appoints 5 New Regional Governors

The former regional heads were promoted to federal office earlier this week as part of a wider government reshuffle.

Russia Bans 'Movement' Supporting Jailed Ex-Khabarovsk Governor

Prosecutors had asked for the “Ya/My Furgal movement” to be designated an “extremist” organization earlier this month.

Rare Siberian Tiger Kills Man in Russia’s Far East

The unidentified man was reportedly killed by the tiger after it had snatched his dog and taken it to a nearby forest.

Russian Woman Charged With Treason for Donating $30 to Ukrainian Army

The FSB has detained a woman in the city of Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East for allegedly donating 2,500 rubles ($33) to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Russia Hands Popular Former Governor 22-Year Prison Sentence

A Russian court has sentenced Sergei Furgal, the former governor of the Khabarovsk region whose arrest sparked mass protests, to 22 years in a maximum-security...

Former Khabarovsk Governor Found Guilty of Double Murder

The former governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk region, Sergei Furgal, was found guilty of murder by a Moscow region court on Thursday, according to...

Former Khabarovsk Governor Plans Hunger Strike to Protest Trial

Sergei Furgal, the jailed former governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk region, has announced he plans to go on hunger strike to protest the violation of...

Russian Journalists Air 'Silent Broadcasts' to Dodge Prosecution

The live-streams of protests without commentary follow the detentions of several journalists for “participation in unsanctioned rallies."

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