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Chronicle · 2026

Bears come out to people

Photo: Mikhail Sinitsyn / TASS

Bear attacks on people in Russia from January 5 to September 26, 2026

Based on materials from regional media and "NotMoscow Speaking".

* (There may be even more attacks and casualties. This list also does not include cases of bears approaching people—there are hundreds of them.)

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Cases by month. Until August, injuries are most common; from August onward, the death toll increases.

Why are bears attacking Russians and what needs to be changed in our approach to ecology?Read our interview with the expert




January1

Krasnoyarsk Territory

A polar bear attacked a family who were fishing 40 km from the Taimyr Peninsula. village of NosokThree people, including an 11-year-old child, were injured. They were rescued by fishermen, who scared the bear off with the noise of their equipment.

3 affectedSource →

February2

Primorsky Krai

A Himalayan bear, protecting two cubs, attacked a young hunter who accidentally stumbled upon a den near the village of Dubovskoye, 200 km from VladivostokThe man suffered scalping wounds to his head, face and forearms, and the bear bit off his thumb.

1 injuredSource →

Bashkortostan

A brown bear attacked a snowboarder on a mountain. Small YamantauThe 30-year-old man suffered serious scratches and bites, but survived: the animal ran away.

1 injuredSource →

March1

Smolensk region

On the site of an abandoned village Ageevka A bear woke up prematurely and attacked a man, gnawing through his shoulder, damaging his eye, and scratching his back. The victim miraculously escaped and went to the hospital himself.

1 injuredSource →

April1

The Republic of Komi

A bear attacked a resident village of Myla, who went into the forest to collect firewood. The 56-year-old man managed to escape but died from his injuries at home.

May1

Tomsk region

In the forest 40 km away village of Teguldet The mangled body of a 52-year-old police veteran was discovered. Preliminary reports indicate the man was illegally hunting and encountered a female bear. A shotgun with an empty magazine and shell casings were found nearby; the wounded bear lay nearby.

June4

Khabarovsk Krai

A large bear was spotted on the outskirts Khabarovskof the village of TopolevoEarly in the morning, the animal walked along a heating main and attempted to attack a man; he escaped by climbing a pipe. The bear then crossed several roads and tore apart a fence near a hotel.

No casualtiesSource →

Khabarovsk Krai

130 km from Khabarovsk, near the village of MukhenA female bear mauled a man who stumbled upon her cubs. His companion managed to escape.

Kamchatka

Two men were fishing on the southwest coast near Ozernovsky village and encountered a bear. One died, the other escaped.

Perm

В Kudymkarsky district A bear attacked a 12-year-old schoolboy who was picking strawberries. The boy was diagnosed with a hematoma on his lower back and a shoulder abrasion.

1 injuredSource →

July2

Yakutia

A large bear kept residents in fear for almost a day. village of Khatystyr, wreaking havoc in several homes. The beast broke into a locked house; a man and a small child sat on the roof all night.

No casualtiesSource →

Magadan region

In the forest 40 km away Magadan The decapitated body of a man with bite marks and lacerations was discovered. A few days before his death, the 62-year-old man had an argument with his wife and went to an abandoned house in the woods, where he drank alcohol.

August7

A large brown bear with an open mouth
Brown bear. Photo: REGNUM

Altai Republic

A bear attacked tourists who were camping in village of Artybash: He dragged a 29-year-old girl out of a tent and tore her to pieces in front of her fiancé.

Kemerovo region

Under Mezhdurechensk A female bear attacked a 50-year-old man returning from fishing. He made it to a tourist camp, where he was airlifted to the hospital with a thigh wound.

1 injuredSource →

Novgorod region

The wounded bear attacked the hunter, knocking him to the ground and inflicting numerous bites, including on his head.

1 injuredSource →

Buryatia

A bear entered the territory of a private house in Okhor-Shibir village and attacked the owner, who miraculously escaped and ran away.

Novosibirsk region

A bear attempted to attack a farmer who came to check on her horses and cows near village of MalchikhaAt night, she heard a noise, turned on her flashlight, and a bear ran from the herd toward her. The woman managed to hide in the car.

Kamchatka

In the mountains near Anastasia Bay A mother bear, protecting her cubs, attacked a group of six hunters. She bit one on the leg, and another, while fleeing, fell off a cliff and injured his limb. The mother bear did not pursue the men and led her cubs away.

2 affectedSource →
A bear cub searches for food on the pebble bank of a river.
A bear cub on the river bank

Kemerovo region

A bear attacked a 68-year-old pensioner who was feeding stray dogs on the outskirts of the city. NovokuznetskThe woman suffered an open fracture of the bones in her right forearm, but was able to break free and escape.

1 victimSource →

September23

Krasnoyarsk Territory

In the forest 350 km away Krasnoyarsk, Near the village of PodtesovoThe bodies of two pensioners who went mushroom picking on August 31st and disappeared have been found. Judging by their wounds, both were killed by a bear.

Buryatia

In the tourist area Hakusy A bear attacked a man right on the porch of a guest house. The victim was hospitalized with bites and lacerations to both legs.

1 injuredSource →

Vologda region

Inhabitant village of Khodyrevo He encountered a mother bear and her cub 300 meters from his house. He climbed a tree and started screaming; the animals, frightened by the noise, disappeared into the forest.

Krasnoyarsk Territory

В the village of Pirovskoye A bear attempted to enter a house where a local resident was hiding. The animal was killed by a police officer who responded to the call.

No casualtiesSource →

Irkutsk Region

A bear attacked a 52-year-old hunter from a bear management group near BratskThe man was hospitalized with a leg wound.

1 injuredSource →

Krasnoyarsk Territory

В Yuzhno-Yeniseisky village A bear killed a 40-year-old shift worker who was walking through the forest to the store.

Krasnodar

A bear climbed into a five-star hotel Krasnaya Polyana He wandered through the utility rooms in search of food. He only ran away when he encountered a staff member in the hallway. Hotel rooms start at 37 rubles per night.

No casualtiesSource →

Buryatia

A bear attacked a village resident who was walking his wife to the bus stop and turned into the forest to check on his livestock. The 56-year-old man died in the hospital.

Buryatia

On the peninsula Holy Nose The body of a 59-year-old hiker who had gone on a solo hike and had not been contacted since September 6 was discovered. His injuries were consistent with a bear attack.

Buryatia

A bear attacked a teenage shepherd at a livestock camp near village of InzagatuyThe father, who came running at the noise, fired a shotgun at the animal and wounded his son in the leg. The boy was hospitalized.

1 injuredSource →

Irkutsk Region

A bear killed a resident village of Alymovka, who went into the forest to pick mushrooms. Relatives first found the pensioner's abandoned motorcycle on a forest road, then his mangled body.

Krasnoyarsk Territory

A bear broke through a window frame and entered a private house in the village of Verkhniy Kebezh, where he killed a 66-year-old pensioner.

Irkutsk Region

In the taiga next to the village of Krasnoyarovo Two bears attacked a group of people picking berries. Two men, aged 55 and 65, were killed. The third managed to escape.

A bear in the forest, still from a video
A screenshot from an eyewitness video published on the channel of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region

Tomsk region

44 year old resident villages of the North He went looking for a missing cow and never returned. The next day, a 46-year-old fellow villager went after him. Both bodies were found with signs of a bear attack.

Kamchatka

A bear killed a security guard at a business: the animal broke the fence and entered, ignoring the barking dogs.

Bear tracks on a dirt road
Bear tracks. Photo: Vladimir Velengurin

Krasnoyarsk Territory

A bear mauled a 39-year-old logger in the village of PotapovoThe man was guarding the equipment on the site.

Vologda region

A wounded bear killed the 73-year-old hunter who shot it. The animal initially ran away, then caught up with the man and fatally struck him in the back of the head.

Tyva

A famous hockey coach Alexander KuzmenkoA man who had come to Tuva from Moscow for a fishing trip died after a bear attack. Doctors fought to save his life, but he died of cardiac arrest following surgery.

Krasnoyarsk Territory

Teacher from village of Voznesenka She died after being attacked by a bear in the yard of her own home: the predator dragged her body and buried it in the garden under a bird cherry tree.

Chukotka

A bear attacked a fisherman in the village of Markovo and took his entire catch from him. The man is in the hospital.

1 injuredSource →

Trans-Baikal Territory

В village of Cheremkhovo A bear attacked a hunting grounds employee. The man sustained minor injuries.

1 injuredSource →

Buryatia

Two residents village of Khara-Shibir They went into the forest to look for missing calves and were attacked by a bear. The bear was killed, and both were taken to the hospital.

2 affectedSource →

Irkutsk Region

Inhabitant village of Bolshaya Tarel He shot at a bear that had entered his home. The wounded animal fled into the woods, and the man followed. The bear attacked him on his property, causing an open head injury and multiple wounds to the face and extremities.

1 injuredSource →
A dead bear lies on the grass with people standing around it.
Killed bear. Photo: MO Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Kachugsky"

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