Tag: forest fires in Russia

Aid Can’t Reach Siberian Fire Victims Because All Transport ‘Being Used for the Donbass’

April 18, 2015

Staunton, April 13 — In a clearer indication of Moscow’s priorities than Vladimir Putin’s speeches and of Russia’s difficulties at home than Moscow TV, St. Petersburg activists who have collected three tons of humanitarian aid for fire victims in Khakasiya have been told by officials that there are no vehicles available because “everything is going […]

Russia Update: Residents of Chita Assemble to Protest Governor’s Inaction as Wildfire Area Doubles

April 16, 2015

Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. The area affected by fire in the Transbaikal Territory has doubled in size to 104,000 hectares. Hundreds of “smokejumpers” are parachuting into the area to try […]

Russia Update: Wildfires Ravage the Transbaikal

April 15, 2015

Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. UPDATES BELOW Special features: – Alexey Navalny On the Murder of Boris Nemtsov –Theories about Possible Perpetrators of the Murder of Boris Nemtsov –Novaya Gazeta Releases […]