A French-made ATR 72-200 passenger plane operated by UTair crashed minutes after takeoff in Siberia on Monday morning, killing 31 people aboard but miraculously leaving 12 survivors.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Slutskiy / Go to the mediabankA French-made ATR 72-200 passenger plane operated by UTair crashed minutes after takeoff in Siberia on Monday morning, killing 31 people aboard but miraculously leaving 12 survivors.

A French-made ATR 72-200 passenger plane operated by UTair crashed minutes after takeoff in Siberia on Monday morning, killing 31 people aboard but miraculously leaving 12 survivors.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankPresident-elect Vladimir Putin's longest-serving minister, Sergei Shoigu, was unanimously approved as Moscow Region governor.

President-elect Vladimir Putin's longest-serving minister, Sergei Shoigu, was unanimously approved as Moscow Region governor.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankA fire broke out at 8:00 p.m. on Monday in the Federation Tower skyscraper, located in Moscow City, a cluster of modern high-rise office buildings.

A fire broke out at 8:00 p.m. on Monday in the Federation Tower skyscraper, located in Moscow City, a cluster of modern high-rise office buildings.
© RIA Novosti . Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankA snowfall measuring six millimeters of precipitation shrouded Moscow on Thursday.

A snowfall measuring six millimeters of precipitation shrouded Moscow on Thursday.
© RIA Novosti . Sergei Krasnoukhov / Go to the mediabankStrong gales caused blackouts in several residential areas of Sakhalin on Wednesday.

Strong gales caused blackouts in several residential areas of Sakhalin on Wednesday.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankDenis Lebedev knocked out Shawn Cox in the second round for the Russian's first defense of his interim WBA cruiserweight title in Moscow on Wednesday.

Denis Lebedev knocked out Shawn Cox in the second round for the Russian's first defense of his interim WBA cruiserweight title in Moscow on Wednesday.