His 'survival' story sounds like pure invention - either that or he didn't pay any attention whatsoever in his survival training lessons in the Army.
Did he really 'swim' to the ice floe or paddle in his dinghy?
He only thought to put on his survival suit after he got soaking wet???
He flew across the Arctic waters in 'street clothes'????
As for the bollocks about chasing away Polar bears - which is the big, fast, nasty and immensely strong predator out of Sergey and a Polar bear?
As for good weather day with fog below and clouds above - that's not VFR weather anywhere, let alone the Arctic.
With bullshi*t like his he ought to be Putin's publicist!
Waste of oxygen!