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DISASTER1d agoAfter a storm stranded an enormous cargo ship off Russia’s Baltic coast, locals turn it into a tourist attractionA powerful storm swept through Russia’s Kaliningrad region on October 9. In Kaliningrad, gusty winds toppled trees and brought down power lines. Authorities put the city on heightened alert. Residents were advised to avoid going out unless necessary, and attendance at schools and kindergartens was made optional. The Kaliningrad Zoo closed, and flights were delayed at Khrabrovo Airport.Meduza [en]
DISASTER2d agoSmartphone Explosion Saves 15-Year-Old From Brutal Bear Attack In Russiandtv · india
DISASTER5d agoStarving Ukrainians must travel ‘road of death’ to flee Russian occupationAtlantic Council
DISASTERBREAKING5d agoGreenpeace reports 25-square-kilometer oil slick in Black Sea after drone attack on tanker off Russia’s Sochi coastMeduza [en]
DISASTER5d agoHeavy autumn snow paralyses roads in Russia’s Far EastHeavy autumn snowfall has paralysed roads in Russia’s Magadan region, leaving trucks struggling through snow and disrupting intercity bus services.EuroNews [en]
DISASTEROct 6Five things to know about the death at Russia’s anti-plague laboratoryIn light of Russia’s record on biological weapons and lab accidents, the death of an anti-plague researcher raises questions to consider. The post Five things to know about the death at Russia’s anti-plague laboratory appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
DISASTEROct 5Plague may have resurfaced in Russia. But this isn’t the Black Death.On October 1, 2026, the inpatient unit at the district hospital in Shelekhov, in Russia’s Irkutsk region, closed because of a suspected “especially dangerous infection.” Media outlets later reported that 28-year-old Darya Shipilova had died there of pneumonic plague. According to one account, she was a laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute and accidentally broke a test tube containing the bacterium that causes the disease. There has been no official confirmation that she died of plague; the authorities say she had “pneumonia of unknown cause.”Meduza [en]
DISASTEROct 5U.S. monitoring suspected plague case in RussiaSecretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Monday that the U.S. is monitoring a possible plague outbreak in Russia after a lab worker died.CBS News
DISASTEROct 5Nearly 200 people isolated after lab worker in Russia dies of plagueNew Scientist
DISASTEROct 5Inside mysterious Russian lab where worker died of suspected plague ‘that escaped from broken test tube’The Independent World
DISASTEROct 5White House says it’s monitoring reports of plague in Russia, ‘assessing options’A White House official told Axios that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is aware of a suspected plague outbreak in the Irkutsk region.Meduza [en]
DISASTEROct 4Alert in Russia: a scientist died due to a bacteria accident in a laboratory and 200 people had to be isolatedClarín
DISASTERSep 28Fire at pyrotechnics warehouse kills 14 in Russia’s Yaroslavl region, damages nine apartment buildingsMeduza [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 28More than 650,000 people left without water in Russia’s Far East after substation outageMeduza [en]
DISASTERSep 28Famine feared in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city OleshkyLe Monde [en]
DISASTERSep 26Explosion at Russia's largest coal deposit kills four — mediaAn explosion occurred on Saturday at the Elga coal deposit in Yakutia, the largest coal deposit in Russia, killing four people.Ukrinform [en]
DISASTERSep 25Russian woman mauled to death by bear as attacks surge across Siberian regionThe attacks have been attributed to climate change and human carelessnessThe Independent World
DISASTERSep 23Moldova declares state of emergency over water shortage fears after Russian strikesThe Independent World
DISASTERSep 23Fire at power plant in Russia’s Far East disrupts heating to nearby communitiesA fire broke out September 22 at the Neryungri Power Plant in Yakutia, damaging a transformer substation for power unit No. 1 and a turbine in the machine room. One person suffered smoke inhalation. The plant is not operating.Meduza [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 22Several killed in fire at Russian shopping center. People jump from windows to escape the flames.Meduza [en]
DISASTERSep 16State of emergency declared in Russian Arctic village after 200-ton diesel spill reaches the seaAuthorities have declared a regional state of emergency in Taymyr after a diesel fuel spill in the settlement of Syndassko, the Krasnoyarsk Krai government reported.Meduza [en]
DISASTERSep 15Russia’s Irkutsk region is culling livestock over what officials call lumpy skin disease, but local farmers suspect foot-and-mouth diseaseMeduza [en]