accidents in Russia

Beach in Anapa cleaned of spilled oil

Beach in Anapa cleaned of spilled oil

Volunteers and rescuers cleaned the beach in a Black Sea village of spilled oil, the Krasnodar Region emergency management service said in a statement. "Within one day of December 18, volunteers and rescuers cleaned …

Two people killed in Moscow blast

Two people killed in Moscow blast

As a result of the explosion on Moscow’s Ryazansky Avenue, two people were killed this morning. The explosion shook the first floor of a residential building that was not gasified on Ryazansky Avenue in southeastern Moscow. The …

Fire at warehouse in Moscow extinguished

Fire at warehouse in Moscow extinguished

The fire at Promyshlennaya Street in Moscow has been extinguished, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported. "The fire in Moscow has been completely eliminated. The cause is being investigated," the ministry …

Man rescued after 67 days adrift in Sea of Okhotsk

Man rescued after 67 days adrift in Sea of Okhotsk

A man has been rescued in the Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, officials said. The prosecutor’s office in the far east of Russia said the man was …

Gazprom Aero SSJ-100 crashes near Kolomna

Gazprom Aero SSJ-100 crashes near Kolomna

A Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100) crashed on July 12 near the city of Kolomna in the Moscow Region during a test flight after a scheduled overhaul, the operational services said. "There were no passengers on board; …

Passenger train carriages derail in Russia's Komi

Passenger train carriages derail in Russia's Komi

The Vorkuta-Novorossiysk train that derailed in the Komi Republic included 14 cars, nine of them turned over, the Inta municipal entity administration said on its Telegram channel. "The train included a total of 14 …

Fire area in Russia's Fryazino grows to 5,000 square meters

Fire area in Russia's Fryazino grows to 5,000 square meters

The fire area in the office building in Fryazino has increased to 5,000 square meters, the Ministry of Emergency Situations press office said, The extinguishing operation was complicated by the presence of gas-air mix canisters inside …

Large-scale fire being extinguished in Azov

Large-scale fire being extinguished in Azov

Several oil storage tanks in the town of Azov in Russia's southwestern Rostov region caught fire overnight, regional governor Vasily Golubev said. First responders have been dispatched to the site, according to Golubev. He …

Freight train cars derailed near Volgograd

Freight train cars derailed near Volgograd

Freight train cars were derailed at the Kotluban station in Russia’s Volgograd region due to the intervention of unauthorized persons, the press service of the Volga Railway reported. "Today, as a result of the …

Utility accident leaves Astrakhan without water

Utility accident leaves Astrakhan without water

Today, thousands of households were left without water in Astrakhan, as a result of a major utility accident that occurred on the water pipeline supplying the city from the Kutum River