Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations

Students of Fire Academy unfold largest Russian flag in Moscow

Students of Fire Academy unfold largest Russian flag in Moscow

Students of the State Fire Academy unfolded a huge state flag on Poklonnaya Hill, cerebrating the Russia Day in Moscow, the website of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The flag, measuring 1,014 square meters, is the largest …

 Two people dies in fire near Moscow railway station

Two people dies in fire near Moscow railway station

Two people were killed in a fire that broke out at storage facilities near Moscow’s Kievsky railway station on Friday, the city’s emergencies services said. "The bodies of two people were found during a cleanup effort …

Mi-2 helicopter crashes in Russia, injuring pilot

Mi-2 helicopter crashes in Russia, injuring pilot

A Mi-2 helicopter crashed in southern Russia’s Stavropol region on Wednesday after hitting power lines. According to preliminary data, the pilot was injured, a source in local emergencies services said.  A …

Driver killed in accident near Armenia village

Driver killed in accident near Armenia village

A road accident occurred nearby the Sarnakunk village in the Armenian province of Syunik. The Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations received a report on June 6 at 2:22 am. A rescue squad was dispatched to the scene, …

Putin dismisses two heads of Ministry of Emergency Situations

Putin dismisses two heads of Ministry of Emergency Situations

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Vladimir Artamonov, and the deputy head of the National Emergency Management Center, Sergei Vorontsov. The corresponding decree of the head of …

Heroes of Arsenal ship sinks in Black Sea

Heroes of Arsenal ship sinks in Black Sea

The Heroes of Arsenal cargo ship sank on Wednesday in the Black Sea with three people having been rescued and other still missing, the Crimean department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. "On April 19, 2017, the Heroes …

Kerch Strait ferry line out of service because of fogs

Kerch Strait ferry line out of service because of fogs

The Kerch Strait ferry line, which is currently the only transport route between Crimea and the Russian mainland, is closed due to fog, the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. …

Helicopter crash in Crimea kills two

Helicopter crash in Crimea kills two

Two people were killed when a Robinson helicopter crashed in Crimea, the local emergencies ministry said. The private helicopter crashed in a mountainous area in Vinogradnoye, some 7 kilometers to the south of Alushta.  …

Fire in Tyumen region

Fire in Tyumen region

7 Tajikistan nationals died in a fire at construction site in Russia. All seven dead in a fire in the poultry farm in the Tyumen region are citizens of Tajikistan, AKIpress reported citing RIA Novosti and emergency services of …

 Nine people killed in traffic accident in Dagestan

Nine people killed in traffic accident in Dagestan

The number of people killed in the collision of a passenger bus and a KAMAZ truck in Tarumovsky District of the Republic of Dagestan rises to 9, representative of the law enforcement body of the republic said. "According to …

Bodies of all Il-76 crew members found at crash site

Bodies of all Il-76 crew members found at crash site

The bodies of all ten crew members have been found at the crash site of Il-76 aircraft that went missing on Friday morning in Russia's Irkutsk Region, the head of the Siberian Regional Center of Emergencies Ministry, Sergey …

Irkutsk region announces mourning for victims of Il-76 crash

Irkutsk region announces mourning for victims of Il-76 crash

Monday, July 4, was announced as mourning in Irkutsk region in connection with the crash of Il-76, which was involved in extinguishing forest fires. I have signed a decree declaring Monday, July 4, a day of mourning in Irkutsk …

 Search for Il-76 aircraft resumed in Irkutsk region

Search for Il-76 aircraft resumed in Irkutsk region

The search for Il-76 aircraft missing in the Irkutsk Region was resumed this morning, the press service of the Russian Emergency Ministry's local office said. Technical fault and pilot error are the key versions of the …

Il-76 disappears while putting out forest fire in Irkutsk

Il-76 disappears while putting out forest fire in Irkutsk

An Il-76 aircraft circling territories stricken by forest fires in Russia's Irkutsk region failed to report back to rescuers at the scheduled time. "The aircraft with rescuers on board should have made contact at 5:34 Moscow …

Deadlock of the Georgian Military Road: View from Armenia

Deadlock of the Georgian Military Road: View from Armenia

Not wishing to fundamentally resolve the problem of transport links with Russia through the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and opening the borders with Azerbaijan, today Armenia is looking for ways to bypass the Georgian Military Road, …

11 people drowned in Karelia lake

11 people drowned in Karelia lake

The tragedy that occurred this morning at Syamozero lake in Karelia claimed the lives of 11 people, 10 of which are children. Today, the regional Emergencies Ministry reported that a tourist group went missing. "A connection with …

 Almost 130 trucks wait for opening of Verkhny Lars

Almost 130 trucks wait for opening of Verkhny Lars

127 trucks have gathered at the Verkhny Lars crossing post waiting for the opening of the Russian-Georgian border, the press service of the State Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in North Ossetia said. Recall,Traffic of …