Minister and Deputies Arrested in Krasnodar Over Road ScandalOn January 22, Transport Minister Alexei Pereverzev and two deputies were detained in Krasnodar and sent to a pre-trial detention center, accused of involvement in a large-scale corruption scheme in road construction, while authorities remain silent.
Six-month search for missing Perm student after stranger uses her accountThe search for 24-year-old Elvira Khalilova, who vanished in Perm six months ago, continues after her mother received a message from a stranger using her daughter's WhatsApp account. Her distinctive tattoo is a lightbulb on her shoulder.
Three dead, three critical in tourist bus crash near VladivostokA bus carrying tourists from Hunchun, China to Vladivostok collided with a trailer on the evening of January 22. Three people were killed, including the driver and two Russian tourists, and three others are in critical condition.
Three Villages in Udmurtia Lose Electricity Due to FrostThree villages in Udmurtia's Igrynsky District are without electricity after power lines snapped in freezing temperatures, with thermometers reading below -30°C (-22°F).
Chlorine leak in Bratsk injures six workersA chlorine leak at a wood processing plant in Bratsk has injured six workers, prompting a criminal investigation into environmental rule violations.
Map Shows Route of Fatal Tourist Bus Crash in PrimoryeA horrific accident involving a Primoravtotrans tourist bus in the Khasansky District of Primorye on the evening of January 22 killed three people and injured five others.
Ust-Kut District Official Declared Wanted in Negligence CaseMikhail Tyshkivsky, head of the agriculture committee in the Ust-Kut District administration, has been declared wanted in a criminal negligence case linked to a stray dog attack on a 10-year-old boy.
Second plane makes emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk in a weekA Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk on January 23, the second such incident in a week, with passengers reporting masks falling and a smell of burning.
