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DISASTERBREAKING4d ago20 railcars derail in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region, fuel tank cars catch fire, media reportUkrinform [en]
DISASTERBREAKING4d agoFreight train derails near Russia’s Yekaterinburg, tanker cars catch fireMeduza [en]
DISASTEROct 17A winter of hunger looms for residents trapped in Russian - occupied city in Ukrainekrmg.com · United States
DISASTEROct 17Over 3,000 bears culled in Russia after wave of deadly attacks: ‘we’ve never had this’Seeing what looked like a brown blob in a tree while driving through Siberia’s Irkutsk region, 36-year-old Daria Tyurneva pulled over, curious to get a better look. She was not expecting to find a bear cub, perched on a branch, several metres up. “We stopped, without turning off the engine or taking off the gear, because we knew the mother could be somewhere nearby,” Tyurneva said, showing a phone video she recorded of the bear. Her sighting was one of several to spook Russians in recent weeks,...South China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 17Minor ammonia leak reported in Volyn following Russian strike on facilityUkrinform [en]
DISASTEROct 15Seven sailors missing after tanker fire off Romania's coast amid Russian drone fearsThe Independent World
DISASTEROct 14Greenpeace reports another huge oil slick in the Black Sea following an attack on a tanker off Sochi’s coastline. Russia denies any pollution but has declared a h alert.Meduza [en]
DISASTEROct 12After 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]
DISASTEROct 11Smartphone Explosion Saves 15-Year-Old From Brutal Bear Attack In Russiandtv · india
DISASTEROct 8Starving Ukrainians must travel ‘road of death’ to flee Russian occupationAtlantic Council
DISASTERBREAKINGOct 8Greenpeace reports 25-square-kilometer oil slick in Black Sea after drone attack on tanker off Russia’s Sochi coastMeduza [en]
DISASTEROct 8Heavy 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