Kamchatka Peninsula

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  Rescuers Save 4 Stranded Killer Whales In Russia's Kamchatka: Report

  A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers have saved four killer whales stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east after leading them to deeper waters, the SHOT Telegram channel reported on Wednesday.

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  17 Bodies Found After Mi-8 Helicopter With 22 Onboard Crashes In Russia

  Rescuers on Sunday said they had found 17 bodies after a helicopter crashed with 22 people aboard in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.

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  Wind, Rain Make Search For Missing Russian Helicopter With 22 Aboard Difficult

  More than 60 people were battling heavy winds and rains on Sunday searching for a Russian helicopter that went missing the day before with 22 aboard in the far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka, the emergencies ministry said.

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  Helicopter With 22 Onboard Goes Missing In Russia

  A helicopter with 22 people aboard, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, regional authorities said Saturday.

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  7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Russia, Several Aftershocks Recorded

  A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning local time, according to the regional earthquake monitoring service.

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  These Leaders Are Up Against Vladimir Putin In Russia's Elections

  Russia's presidential election kicked off on Friday with polling stations opening in the Kamchatka Peninsula region at 8 am local time.

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  19 Bodies Found From Plane Crash In Far Eastern Russia

  A search team found the remains of 19 people Wednesday after a passenger plane crashed in Russia's remote far eastern Kamchatka peninsula and the governor promised relatives "all necessary help."

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  7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Russia's Kamchatka, Tsunami Warning Issued

  A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck in the northern Pacific Ocean between the tip of Alaska's Aleutian Islands and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday.

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  Earthquake Hits Off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula: US Geological Survey

  A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula Monday but was not expected to cause damage or fatalities, US experts said.

• Russia test-fires range of nuclear-capable missiles

  Russia today test-fired a series of short- and long-range nuclear-capable missiles as part of an unannounced check of the readiness of its massive Soviet-era force.

• Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes off Kamchatka in Russia

  A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off Russia's eastern coast on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami scare but causing no casualties or substantial damage, Russian emergency authorities said.

• 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Russia's far-east Kamchatka coastline

  A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported, striking at a depth of 33 kilometres (20 miles).

• Russian walks 9,000-km home after being robbed

  A 47-year-old Russian walked 9,000 km from Moscow to his hometown on the Kamchatka Peninsula after he was robbed of money, a media report said.