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Bear smashes hunting cabin belonging to Minusinsk district head
A bear broke into a cabin belonging to Dmitry Merkulov, head of Minusinsk municipal district in southern Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region.
The small cabin is in the taiga, a vast forest region.
Merkulov shared a video showing the bear breaking the entrance door and damaging furniture inside.
The incident comes amid concern about bears entering populated areas in Siberia and Russia’s Far East.
One account cited at least 27 people killed or injured in bear attacks across Russia in 2026, including seven deaths in Krasnoyarsk region.
The cabin was damaged, but the available information does not say whether anyone was there or hurt.
No further action or investigation was described.
A bear damaged a cabin-trailer belonging to Dmitry Merkulov, head of Minusinsk municipal district in Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Video shared by Merkulov showed the bear breaking the entrance door and damaging furniture inside.
The cabin was in the taiga in the south of Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Merkulov described the bear as an uninvited guest in a post on VKontakte.
- Who
- A bear and Dmitry Merkulov, head of Minusinsk municipal district.
- What
- The bear broke into Merkulov’s cabin-trailer and damaged the door and furniture.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- In the taiga in southern Krasnoyarsk Krai.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Owner
- Dmitry Merkulov
- Location
- Taiga in southern Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Damage
- Entrance door and furniture were damaged
- Reported
- 20 October 2026
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What people are saying
The comfort and cleanliness of our cabin-trailer in the taiga was disturbed by an uninvited guest.