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Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, shows a shop window broken due to the impact of a meteor, fragments of which struck the area. Around 1,200 people were injured in the incident.

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Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, shows a shop window broken due to the impact of a meteor, fragments of which struck the area. Around 1,200 people were injured in the incident.

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Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, shows a destroyed wall of a factory due to the impact of a meteor, fragments of which struck the area. Around 1,200 people were injured in the incident.

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Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, shows a destroyed wall of a factory due to the impact of a meteor, fragments of which struck the area. Around 1,200 people were injured in the incident.

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Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, shows a building with shattered windowpanes, covered with plastic sheets, due to the impact of a meteor, fragments of which struck the area. Around 1,200 people were injured in the incident.

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Antiterrorist drill in far East Russia by SCO member countries

Antiterrorist drill in far East Russia by SCO member countries

CHELYABINSK, Russia - A joint antiterrorist drill staged by the armed forces of Russia, China and other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural region on Aug. 17, the last day of the joint exercise. The drill, which involved more than 6,000 military personnel from the six SCO member countries, was open to the foreign media.

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Putin responds to judo fans' cheering

Putin responds to judo fans' cheering

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) responds to cheers from the crowd during the World Judo Championships in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Aug. 31, 2014.

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Putin hugs Yamashita at world judo competition

Putin hugs Yamashita at world judo competition

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to give All Japan Judo Federation Vice President Yasuhiro Yamashita a hug at the World Judo Championships in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Aug. 31, 2014.

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Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Yuri Alvear of Colombia sings her country's national anthem during an award ceremony for the women's 70kg category event at Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Aug. 29, 2014. Alvear beat Japan's Nun Ira Karen in the final.

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Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Yuri Alvear of Colombia (L) fights with Nun Ira Karen of Japan in the women's 70kg category final match at Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Aug. 29, 2014. Alvear won the event.

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Udaka wins women's 57-kg event at judo world championships

Udaka wins women's 57-kg event at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Nae Udaka of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram category event at the Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsku, Czech Republic, on Aug. 27, 2014.

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Udaka wins women's 57-kg event at judo world championships

Udaka wins women's 57-kg event at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Nae Udaka of Japan overpowers Telma Monteiro of Portugal during the final match in the women's 57-kilogram category at the Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsku, Czech Republic, on Aug. 27, 2014. Udaka won the event.

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Malloy beats Matsumoto in judo world championships

Malloy beats Matsumoto in judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Czech Republic - Marti Malloy of the United Staes brings down Kaori Matumoto of Japan, a gold medalist at London Olympics, during a second round match in the women's 57kg category at the Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsku, Czech Republic, on Aug. 27, 2014.

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Meteorite medal at Sochi

Meteorite medal at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows a special medal containing a piece of meteorite that fell on Chelyabinsk, Russia in February 2013, to be presented to athletes who won the gold medal at the Sochi Olympics on Feb. 15, 2014, exactly a year after the meteor struck the southern Russian region. The meteorite medals, prepared by the Chelyabinsk region authorities, will be delivered to the gold medalists through pertinent national Olympic committees.

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Chelyabinsk after meteor strike

Chelyabinsk after meteor strike

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 18, 2013, shows a skating rink building in Chelyabinsk, Russia, which was damaged by fragments of a meteor that struck the Ural region of Russia three days before.

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Chelyabinsk after meteor strike

Chelyabinsk after meteor strike

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo shows downtown Chelyabinsk on Feb. 17, 2013, two days after fragments of a meteor struck the Ural region of Russia.

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Russian website offers meteor sale

Russian website offers meteor sale

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 18, 2013, shows a Russian Internet site offering sale of what it claims to be a fragment of the meteor that struck the Chelyabinsk area for 100,000 rubles, more than three times the average monthly income of 300,000 rubles for the country's middle-class. Russian police have called on the public not to buy anything that has yet to be certified as a fragment of the meteor, which fell on the region Feb. 15 and left around 1,500 people injured.

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Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, shows a hole about 8 meters in diameter on the ice of Chebarkul Lake in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk, with news crews making reports. The hole is believed to have been made by one of the meteor fragments that fell on the region the previous day, which left around 1,200 people injured.

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Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, shows a hole about 8 meters in diameter on the ice of Chebarkul Lake in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. The hole is believed to have been made by one of the meteor fragments that fell on the region the previous day, which left around 1,200 people injured.

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

(220527) -- CHELYABINSK, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 25, 2022 shows a view in Taganay National Park, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

(220527) -- CHELYABINSK, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 25, 2022 shows a view in Taganay National Park, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

(220527) -- CHELYABINSK, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 25, 2022 shows a view in Taganay National Park, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

(220527) -- CHELYABINSK, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view in Taganay National Park, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

(220527) -- CHELYABINSK, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A fox is seen in Taganay National Park, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia, on May 26, 2022. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TAGANAY NATIONAL PARK

(220527) -- CHELYABINSK, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view in Taganay National Park, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TRAM

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TRAM

(220526) -- CHELYABINSK (RUSSIA), May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a tram in Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region, Russia. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TRAM

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TRAM

(220526) -- CHELYABINSK (RUSSIA), May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A passenger looks out from a tram in Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region, Russia, on May 26, 2022. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TRAM

RUSSIA-CHELYABINSK-TRAM

(220526) -- CHELYABINSK (RUSSIA), May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a tram in Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region, Russia. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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Antiterrorist drill in far East Russia by SCO member countries

Antiterrorist drill in far East Russia by SCO member countries

CHELYABINSK, Russia - A joint antiterrorist drill staged by the armed forces of Russia, China and other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural region on Aug. 17, the last day of the joint exercise. The drill, which involved more than 6,000 military personnel from the six SCO member countries, was open to the foreign media. (Kyodo)

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Putin hugs Yamashita at world judo competition

Putin hugs Yamashita at world judo competition

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to give All Japan Judo Federation Vice President Yasuhiro Yamashita a hug at the World Judo Championships in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Aug. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Yuri Alvear of Colombia sings her country's national anthem during an award ceremony for the women's 70kg category event at Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Aug. 29, 2014. Alvear beat Japan's Nun Ira Karen in the final. (Kyodo)

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Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Yuri Alvear of Colombia (L) fights with Nun Ira Karen of Japan in the women's 70kg category final match at Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Aug. 29, 2014. Alvear won the event. (Kyodo)

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Udaka wins women's 57-kg event at judo world championships

Udaka wins women's 57-kg event at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Czech Republic - Nae Udaka of Japan overpowers Telma Monteiro of Portugal during the final match in the women's 57-kilogram category at the Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsku, Czech Republic, on Aug. 27, 2014. Udaka won the event. (Kyodo)

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Malloy beats Matsumoto in judo world championships

Malloy beats Matsumoto in judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Czech Republic - Marti Malloy of the United Staes brings down Kaori Matumoto of Japan, a gold medalist at London Olympics, during a second round match in the women's 57kg category at the Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsku, Czech Republic, on Aug. 27, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Russian championships

Figure skating: Russian championships

Alexandra Trusova performs her free skate at the Russian figure skating championships in Chelyabinsk on Dec. 26, 2020.

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Figure skating: Russian championships

Figure skating: Russian championships

Anna Shcherbakova (C) poses for a photo after topping the women's short program at the Russian figure skating championships in Chelyabinsk on Dec. 25, 2020, alongside Kamila Valieva (L) and Daria Usacheva, who placed second and third, respectively.

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Figure skating: Russian championships

Figure skating: Russian championships

Anna Shcherbakova performs in the women's short program at the Russian figure skating championships in Chelyabinsk on Dec. 25, 2020.

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