Summer Heatwave Sweeps Russia, Breaking Dozens of Temperature Records

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Around 40 daily temperature records were broken across Russia and annexed Crimea on Tuesday as hot summer weather gripped the country, the
Phobos weather center said Wednesday.The unprecedented temperatures have engulfed Russia from its central regions to the Far East, reaching
region, thermometers measured 35.9 C and 34.3 C in the towns of Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Anapa respectively, while the Far East port city of
Vladivostok witnessed a new record of 27.4 C.Abnormal heat extended to the annexed Crimea, where meteorologists recorded 35.3 C in the city
of Simferopol and 35.1 C in the town of Yalta on Tuesday.Hot, dry weather is also fueling the spread of wildfires in the Far East
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