You would be forgiven for believing the Russia and Norway do not share a border, or that travel between the two countries would have to come via Sweden or Finland from a cursory glance at a map.

Moscow's forces have captured Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and about to gain Toretsk, according to reports.

are located in the far south of Russia. These areas have very little precipitation and so few plants can grow here. This map shows the location of the different biomes across Russia. Simon ...