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Articles with tag "Siberia"

'destroying infrastructure'

Russia Says Arrested Belarusian for Siberia Railway Sabotage

Ukrainian sources told AFP last week that Kyiv's SBU was behind the sabotage.
environmental catastrophe

Russian Meat Producer Faces Criminal Probe After 'Appalling' Waste Leak Threatens Locals, Baikal

The leak at a manure storage pit has sent mass amounts of animal waste flowing into local waterways and threatens an “environmental disaster.”
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shamanic backing

Top Russian Shaman Blesses Army Fighting in Ukraine

The post of a supreme "elected shaman" is a recent innovation that has drawn criticism from some believers, who have called it an unnecessary bureaucratic...
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message to the West

RT's Simonyan Faces Backlash Over Call to Detonate Nuke Over Siberia

A member of Russia's lower-house State Duma described Simonyan's remarks as a "deep insult" toward Siberians and demanded that she apologize.
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mobilization protests

Siberian Court Jails Veteran Activist for Attacking Police Officers

Natalya Filonova, 61, was accused of attacking police while being detained at a rally against Russia’s “partial” military mobilization for the war...
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Krasnoyarsk

Russian Teen Arrested in Siberia Over Market Bomb Plot – TASS

A law enforcement source said the high school student had been detained while acquiring components for a homemade explosive device.
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regional race

Russian TV Airs Empty Stage as Election Candidates Skip Debate

“No one came to the studio, so regular programming will follow,” the debate host said, wrapping up 15 seconds of the broadcast.
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climate crisis

Siberian Carbon 'Sink' May Soon Become Net Source of Emissions – Study

Researchers estimate that Siberian wildfires alone are now responsible for around 5–20% of Russia’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
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crackdown on dissent

Trial Opens for Navalny Ally Facing 'Extremism' Charges

Ksenia Fadeyeva is a former municipal deputy in the Siberian city of Tomsk and was added to Russia's "terrorist" list in January 2022.
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Altai Mountains

‘Blood-Red’ Siberian Glacier Sparks Fears of Faster Melting

"Such a large-scale phenomenon has not been observed in more than 10 years,” said geographer Alexander Yerofeyev.
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In depth

New Bill Puts Russia’s Lake Baikal at Risk of Deforestation, Harmful Urbanization

Experts and activists warn that a bill to ease logging restrictions along the lake's shores could deal irreversible damage to its unique ecosystem.
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fatal incident

4 Killed in Siberian Helicopter Crash

Russia’s Investigative Committee said it has opened a criminal investigation into air safety violations.
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kemerovo region

Siberian Mine Executive Handed 2-Year Jail Sentence for Deadly Blast

Over 50 miners and rescue workers died after smoke filled the Listvyazhnaya mine following a gas explosion in November 2021.
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politicians in exile

Navalny-Backed Opposition Deputies Stripped of Mandates

Deputy Helga Pirogova told The Moscow Times that the decision by Novosibirsk's City Council was "absolutely illegal and politically motivated."
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winter cherry

Russian Official Jailed Over 10 Years for Mall Fire Tragedy

The Winter Cherry mall fire in the Siberian city of Kemerovo claimed the lives of 37 children and 23 adults when it broke out due to faulty wiring.
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No More Obituaries

Siberian Region Stops Publishing Ukraine War Deaths Over Media Tallies – Reports

The republic of Khakasia last published an obituary of a local soldier killed in Ukraine in April, according to media reports.
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moving up

Ex-Siberian Governor Appointed Senator After Son's Escape from Italian House Arrest

Alexander Uss had stepped down as governor of Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region shortly after his son Artyom fled house arrest in Italy.
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far below zero

In Photos: Deep Freeze Descends on Siberia

Residents of northern Siberia and the Russian Far East are enduring a major cold snap this week as thermostats fall far below 0 degrees Celsius.

But despite...
second blast in weeks

2 People Killed in Explosion at Siberia’s Largest Oil Refinery

Two workers were killed in a powerful blast at the largest oil refinery in Siberia, authorities said Thursday, in the second such incident in recent...
cutting proceeds

U.S. Seeking to Brand Russia a ‘Blood Diamonds’ Exporter

Moscow's Finance Ministry dismissed the Western-backed effort to redefine conflict diamonds as “political demagogy.”
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