The airline announced that flights to Sochi, Mineralnye Vody, Volgograd, Ufa and Samara will be halted starting Saturday “for safety reasons.”

It was not immediately clear what new charges law enforcement authorities have pressed against the former Moscow city councilman.

The largest share of these groups are involved in political activism, followed by cultural, religious and human rights organizations, as well as media...

Investigators expressed concerns over a “failure” to address the environmental disaster and highlighted cleanup efforts by volunteers.

During last week’s annual press conference, Putin criticized airlines for not providing affordable airfare to large families.

Fontanka reporter Maxim Maksimov was investigating corruption in local law enforcement agencies when he disappeared in June 2004.

Abkhazia's energy crisis comes days after a controversial Russian investment deal that sparked protests in the Black Sea region was scrapped.