Yekaterinburg students are decorating the city with giant phallic snow sculptures, angering authorities and residents alike.

A wildfire outside the resort town of Gelendzhik, home to Putin's infamous seaside getaway, has been extinguished by Russia's emergency services.

Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam exploded, killing at least 13 people and thousands of animals and causing irreparable damage.

The Russian General Procurator announced Greenpeace has been declared an "undesirable organization," banning it in Russia.

According to Greenpeace, 5 million hectares of Russian's forests are burning.

A rare species of tortoise hatches in the Moscow Zoo for the first time. 

Thousands of endangered birds and other animals have been poisoned with an illegal pesticide in Stavropol Krai.

The director of a nature reserve near Novosibirsk has been arrested for illegally hunting inside his park.

Over 600 dolphins died and washed up on the coast of the Black Sea bordering Russia and Ukraine. 

German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck urges Germans to reduce energy usage to help wean the country off of Russian oil.

"During the first half of the week, the weather will be warm with temperatures eight to nine degrees above normal. Daytime temperatures are expected to be plus two to five degrees, nighttime temperatures from minus one to plus two degrees. Wind on Monday will be up to 17 m/s, precipitation is light, but also sleet and rain. This is such uniform and boring weather."

– A disappointed meteorologist describing Moscow's upcoming weather

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