Watch: Polar bears occupy abandoned Soviet-era research station
Published: 9/27/2025

Drone footage reveals polar bears residing in an abandoned research station on Russia's Kolyuchin Island. Travel blogger Vadim Makhorov shared video capturing the bears exploring the deserted building, with one attempting to catch the drone filming them. The Kolyuchin weather station was deserted in the 1990s post the Soviet Union's collapse.