Still, the coronavirus pandemic might have had a hand in it, as due to the current period of self-isolation in Russia there are considerably less people in the streets – which makes animals get lost and enter big cities by mistake. The children were playing on a helicopter pad when the bear suddenly approached them. Many residents said they’d only seen an incident such as this for the very first time in their city. © Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2021. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. In 2017, another mushroom gatherer, Alexander Lopukhin, narrowly escaped death after he was attacked by a bear in the Ural Federal District of Russia. All rights reserved. We pay for your stories! The terrifying bear attack came in the village of Kheta on the Taimyr peninsula in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region. Moskalyova and her stepfather, Igor Tsyganenkov, were camping near a river in Russia when the mother bear attacked him. But WHY? Fatal bear attacks in North America have occurred in a variety of settings. In the 2000s, there have been 46 total fatal bear attack incidents, resulting in 48 total deaths, in North America, so far. It reportedly broke his neck and smashed his skull. She managed to escape and raise the alarm, after her brother was brutally attacked. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. However, the video wasn’t even filmed in Russia and has nothing to do with bears. This is the latest of a number of reports of aggressive bears this month. On Dot Earth: Last month’s blog post on bear troubles, “Polar Bear Shot in Iceland.” Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368. T he bear, codenamed 'KJ2', badly wounded 70-year-old Angelo Metlicovec when he came across her with her cubs in a wood near the Lamar Lakes on July 22. Disturbing video shows a circus bear turning on his trainer during a performance in Clonets, northern Russia. An adolescent bear took to the streets and had a close encounter with an (un)lucky local, CCTV footage shows. He took the bear’s victim to the hospital afterwards, where the injured man was treated for a major hip laceration. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Our search resulted in a total of 664 attacks between 2000 and 2015 from the three main geographical blocks of the brown bear … The authorities were soon notified by multiple witnesses about the bear’s escapades, but the animal managed to escape the city before getting caught. But apparently the bear still wasn’t satisfied; he continued roaming the streets and chased another car and getting filmed by its driver during that confrontation. An adolescent bear took to the streets and had a close encounter with an (un)lucky local, CCTV footage shows. He is diagnosed with a broken spine and his bones are exposed. MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian officials opened a criminal investigation Thursday after a circus bear attacked and injured its trainer during a performance in the north of the country. An oil worker was disembowelled by hungry brown bears in a savage attack as gruesome images show body parts the killer beast's paw prints.. 11 Russian Bear Attacks Woman in Forest, 2015 A woman suffered critical injuries after being attacked by a brown bear in the forest near Tynda, in the South-Eastern region of Amur, Russia. Attacks on prominent journalists in Russia, the United States, Ukraine, Moldova, the Baltics, and elsewhere. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. September 18, 2017 RR Russia. This website uses cookies. Luckily, this week’s misbehaving bear apparently left its traditional hardware in the woods. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, The bear was caught and killed by locals later, The bear attack happened in the village of Kheta on the Taimyr peninsula, A helicopter is seen landing after the attack - the children were playing on a helicopter pad when the bear approached, The village is in northern Siberia in a remote area, The children were playing on a helicopter pad when the bear suddenly approached them, the horrifying moment a man was gored by a bear after teasing the creature, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Russian cyber attacks on the U.S. have continued for 20 years, ... Russian intelligence was blamed for the attack. “Today discovered a man’s body with the characteristic … The attacks took place after Russian athletes were banned from the sporting event due to a state-sponsored doping scheme. “Fancy Bear” hackers have also been linked by cyber security investigators to cyber attacks on the U.S. and French elections. Flag of Yaroslavl. Tags: bear bear eaten man brown bear Eaten alive joke Mushroom Forest mushrooms Russia Russian man Siberia suluk village The terrifying bear attack came in the village of Kheta on the Taimyr peninsula in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region, according to Russian reports. Click here to upload yours. Read RT Privacy policy to find out more. The Russian Investigative Committee, equivalent of the FBI, is carrying out a probe into the attack, reported The Siberian Times. In addition to this, brown bears caused seven of these fatalities, while black bears caused three. Share this story! Bear footage promptly went viral on Russian-speaking sections of the Internet, providing prime material for jokes about stereotypes. The animals are preparing to hibernate for the winter but their natural sources of food are seen as being in short supply this year. Moreover, eight fatal bear attack incidents, resulting in 10 deaths, occurred in Alaska, between January 2000 through June 2017. The ferocious beast, however, was apparently not in the mood for snaps and assaulted the pedestrian, seemingly trying to reach for the gadget.