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Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station

  • Polar bears have taken over an abandoned research station off Russia's coast, as shown in photos and drone footage by Vadim Makhorov.
  • The footage was captured in September while Makhorov was filming the polar bears during a cruise in the Chukchi Sea.
  • The bears were observed using the abandoned buildings as shelter on Kolyuchin Island, which is about 11 kilometers off the Chukotka Peninsula, near Alaska.
  • Vadim Makhorov stated, 'Bears are no strangers to the feeling of comfort and coziness.
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Polar bears have moved into a ruined research facility in eastern Russia. Drone footage shows them settling into the abandoned buildings.

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Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station

Polar bears that have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia’s far eastern coast were intimately captured in drone footage by Vadim Makhorov. The photographer was filming the landscape of Kolyuchin Island during a cruise in the Chukchi…

Several polar bears who took possession of an abandoned polar research station on the eastern coast of Russia were intimately captured by Vadim Makhorov in images taken with a drone. In September, the photographer filmed the landscape of Kolyuchin Island during a cruise in the Chukotka Sea when he noticed that polar bears used one of the abandoned buildings as a refuge. The small island is located about 11 kilometers (almost 7 miles) from the no…

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The Independent Online broke the news in Kentucky, United States on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
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