AN accident during repair work at Russia’s largest hydroelectric plant yesterday killed at least 10 workers, while as many as 65 others were missing after an engine room was suddenly flooded.

VLADIMIR PUTIN celebrated a decade in power yesterday, and it appears the former KGB strongman may maintain his grip on Russia’s government for years to come.

Russia today grounded dozens of its fighter jets as unsafe to fly.

A methane explosion tore through a coal mine in southern Siberia, killing 35 people and injuring seven others, emergency officials said today.

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of four climbers who fell during an ascent in the mountains of southern Siberia, an emergency official said today.

At least 28 people were killed today when a Russian airliner crashed.

A Russian military helicopter has crashed into a mountain in southern Siberia, killing all 11 people aboard.

Around 50 cars and four buses have been trapped in snow after an avalanche in southern Siberia.