Bears have killed two men in Russia’s Irkutsk region, APA’s Russia bureau reports.
The body of one of them was found near a winter hut on the Tareya River.
The remains of the second body were discovered in a forest near the village of Kaimanovo.
The Investigative Committee is investigating the details of the incident.
It should be noted that bear attacks on civilians in Russia’s eastern and northern regions have intensified in recent months. According to the Russian Investigative Committee and regional authorities, at least 25 people have been killed in bear attacks in Russia from the spring of 2026 through October. Bear attacks have been recorded most frequently in Krasnoyarsk Krai, the Irkutsk and Tomsk regions, the republics of Buryatia and Altai, Kamchatka and Khabarovsk krais, and Sakhalin.
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