Ahead of President Putin's visit to Irkutsk, Siberia, the city reportedly saw a sudden drop in gasoline prices, disappearing queues, and lifted fuel sale restrictions, creating a 'Potemkin village' amidst Russia's fuel crisis.

Russia’s largest river carrier in the Irkutsk region, the East Siberian River Shipping Company, is cutting scheduled and excursion routes and raising ticket prices due to a fuel crisis.

Police in Russia's Irkutsk region have cited four local residents for attempting to resell gasoline at inflated prices, according to the regional Interior Affairs Ministry.

Regions across Russia, from Crimea to Siberia, including Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Irkutsk, are implementing fuel sale restrictions due to a gasoline crisis exacerbated by Ukrainian attacks.

Child welfare authorities in Russia's Irkutsk region have removed five children from their mother's care after she filmed herself sexually abusing her six-year-old son, with her adult boyfriend also reportedly involved.

The liberal Yabloko party said earlier that it had received a permit to hold a demonstration with up to 300 people.

An Audi driver in Russia's Irkutsk region faces up to five years in prison after threatening a police officer who responded to a dispute over the driver attempting to cut in line at a gas pump.

Russia is experiencing a fuel crisis, with citizens in Irkutsk, Siberia, waiting up to 18 hours in queues for gasoline at petrol stations. The region, despite being an oil producer, is severely impacted by the shortages.

Police in Irkutsk have fined gasoline scalpers after the governor declared a 'high alert' due to severe fuel supply problems. The measures aim to address the escalating crisis and prevent price gouging.

A Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic strategic bomber crashed in Siberia's Irkutsk region during a training flight. While smoke was visible for miles and OSINT analysts confirmed the crash, all four crew members reportedly managed to survive.

A Czech man who moved to the Siberian taiga, believing in promises of a better life in Russia, has become disillusioned. He now works as a security guard in Irkutsk with a low salary of 238 euros, struggling with European prices.

Bodaybo Mayor Alexei Botvin was arrested and charged with abuse of power after residents in his town experienced weeks without heating and water.

A police officer in Russia's Irkutsk region drew his weapon to intervene in a confrontation at a gas station after a driver reportedly cut in line, with video of the incident circulating on social media.

Police have been deployed non-stop to gas stations in Russia's Irkutsk region to manage long queues and prevent customers from filling canisters, as the fuel crisis intensifies due to Ukrainian attacks on refineries.

Guverner Irkutske oblasti u Sibiru Igor Kobzev najavio je danas sprovođenje režima "visoke pripravnosti" kako bi se sprečila vanredna situacija usled

A court in Irkutsk has sentenced programmer Vadim Nekrashchuk to 13 years in a high-security penal colony on treason charges, following his isolation by the FSB and the disappearance of assets from his crypto wallet.