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This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-SpiderDrone-01.mp4: Footage shows the Spider drone system successfully clearing ice and frost from overhead power lines during a test operation in Murmansk Region, Russia on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Clipzilla)

Arctic ‘Spider’ Drone Battles Ice And Winds To Clear Live Power Lines Of Frozen Ice

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:February 17, 2026

This is the moment a robotic “Spider” drone battles Arctic winds to smash ice from high-voltage power lines during a high-risk test in Russia’s frozen north. The operation took place…

This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-WashingCat-01.mp4: Footage shows rescuers opening a washing machine to free a cat after its owner accidentally started a wash cycle with the animal inside in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Clipzilla)

Cat Wearing Knickers Rescued After Owner Accidentally Turns On Washing Machine With Pet Inside

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:February 16, 2026

This is the moment rescuers free a cat with a pair of female knickers around its neck after its owner accidentally started a washing machine with the animal trapped inside.…

Photo shows a rare cobra was found in 'Snake wine' bottle by Altai customs officers at Barnaul Airport, Altai Krai, Russia on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Russian Federal Customs Service/Newsflash)

Woman Faces Fine After Trying To Bring ‘Snake Wine’ With Rare Cobra Through Airport

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 15, 2025

A woman passenger was caught carrying a so-called 'snake wine' with an entire rare cobra stuffed inside the bottle as stunned customs agents inspected her luggage. The discovery made in…

Footage shows Russian customs officers seizing 7 thousands of marten tails at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, Russia on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (newsX/NF)

Passenger Caught With 7,000 Severed Marten Tails Hidden In His Luggage

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 26, 2025

This is the moment shocked airport customs officers discover thousands of marten tails hidden inside a passenger’s luggage. The incident took place at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport in Russia as the…

This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-StuffedCroc-01.mp4: Footage shows costume officers sizing a stuffed Siamese crocodile in the duffel bag of a Russian citizen arriving from Cam Ranh, Vietnam, at Novokuznetsk Airport, Russia, undated. The Russian Customs publish the video on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (newsX)

Customs Catch Woman With Stuffed Critically Endangered Crocodile In Her Bag

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 11, 2025

A woman was caught trying to smuggle a stuffed Siamese crocodile inside a duffel bag through an airport claiming it was just a "souvenir". The incident took place at Novokuznetsk…

Russian doctors performed surgery on a schoolgirl who lived with six fingers in Tyumen, Russia, undated. After just a couple of weeks, the teenager's stitches were removed. (Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2/newsX)

Surgeons Remove Extra Thumb From 12-Year-Old Girl

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 6, 2025

A team of surgeons have successfully removed a sixth digit from a 12-year-old girl born with an extra thumb on her left hand. The operation took place in Tyumen, Russia,…

This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-NiceBear-01.mp4: Footage shows a footage shows the bear preparing to steal the fish stored in boxes, but then obeys the fisherman and calmly walks away from the catch in Kamchatka, Russia on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (newsX)

Hungry Bear Allows Angler To Pet Its Head After He Spots It Eying Up His Catch

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:October 29, 2025

This is the moment a wild bear apparently refuses to steal an angler's freshly caught fish and instead lets the fisherman stroke its head as it waits to be allowed…

Picture shows parts of a red-listed Amur tiger found in a car on a highway in Primorye, Russia, undated. A criminal case has been opened. (Primorsky Krai Prosecutor's Office/Newsflash/NX)

Police Discover Endangered Siberian Tiger Remains In Car

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:October 24, 2025

Horrified traffic cops have found the body parts of a protected Siberan tiger in the boot of a car stopped on a highway. The discovery happened on 24th on the…

This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-BabyEmperorPenguin-01.mp4: Footage shows scientists from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute saving a baby emperor penguin in Antarctica, undated. Footage shared by the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute on Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025. (Clipzilla/NX)

Stranded Penguin Chick Safely Returned To Parent By Polar Explorer

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:October 20, 2025

This is the moment Russian scientists rescue a baby emperor penguin after it became stranded below its colony and risked freezing to death. The incident happened near the Mirny research…

Picture shows McDonald's in Moscow, Russia, undated. (Newsflash/NX)

McDonald’s, Rolex And Chanel Big Brands Scramble To Return To Moscow

Post author:MJ Leidig
Post published:May 16, 2025

Global brands like McDonald's, Chanel and Rolex are rushing to reclaim their trademarks in Russia after years of leaving the market over trade sanctions. Western brands began abandoning the Moscow…