Ufa woman recounts prison sentence for drug dealingA Ufa woman has described years in a Mordovia prison colony for drug dealing, working as a seamstress in harsh conditions to win her freedom and regain custody of her daughter.
Lawyer reveals Blinovskaya's life in prison colonyYelena Blinovskaya's lawyer, Bulat Soltakhanov, said the former blogger works full days as a seamstress in a women's penal colony and has little time left for hobbies or family visits.
Ufa stabbing: victim bought the attacker's knifeA 16-year-old girl in Ufa allegedly asked her older victim to buy the knife and Squid Game mask she later used in the attack, according to new reporting.
Kozheparov brothers terrorized Ufa with child attacksIn 1996, a wave of attacks on children in Ufa left victims raped, strangled and blinded. The trail led investigators to two brothers in the Chelyabinsk Region.
'Nizhny Novgorod Chikatilo' who preyed on childrenVladimir Zhukov, a quiet family man and model employee, abused at least 17 children over eight years in the Nizhny Novgorod Region before police finally caught him in 2007.
Volgograd court jails bloggers over Mamayev Kurgan prankA Volgograd court sent blogger Stanislav Kovalenko and his friend Andrei Yaroshenko to pretrial detention for a month and 15 days over a prank at the Mamayev Kurgan memorial involving a 5,000-ruble note.
Man Who Bit Off Girlfriend's Nails to Face TrialA 34-year-old man in Krasnokamsk, Perm Krai, will stand trial for years of domestic violence, including biting off his girlfriend's nails over a 'bad' manicure.
Son of Writer Lichutin Jailed in Fraud CaseAlexei Lichutin, son of writer Vladimir Lichutin, has been held in a Yekaterinburg pretrial detention center since early 2026, accused of involvement in a 4 million ruble fraud. His defense says he was himself deceived by phone scammers.
Five years without Nastya MuravyovaFive years after eight-year-old Nastya Muravyova was abducted and killed in Tyumen's Lesobaza district, her family rebuilds their lives while cameras now blanket the neighborhood.
Teens Face Verdict for Torturing Schoolgirl in UralsTwo teenagers who stripped, beat, and carved letters into a schoolgirl's back in Yekaterinburg face six years in a penal colony as the verdict is expected on August 17.
Yekaterinburg woman kills husband, children placed in careThe children of Svetlana Rogova, who killed her husband in Uralmash, have been placed in a social rehabilitation center. Relatives plan to take them in, and authorities do not yet intend to strip her of parental rights.
Teen Used by Scammers Faces Prison TermA 17-year-old Moscow student was manipulated by phone scammers posing as FSB agents into breaking into a safe. Now he faces up to 10 years in prison while his family's apartments are seized.
Phone Stolen at Yekaterinburg Zhiznmart StoreA Yekaterinburg resident had his phone stolen in broad daylight at a Zhiznmart store on Lenina Street after leaving it by the payment terminal for a few minutes.
Contract Killing of Svetlana Sitdikova in SerovIn 2000, Svetlana Sitdikova's body was found in a pond near a metallurgical plant in Serov, bound to a concrete block. Investigators say she was killed on the orders of her boyfriend's family.
Realtor Recidivist Assaults SMO Veteran, Apologizes in CourtIn Revda, a repeat offender working as a realtor attacked and humiliated an SMO veteran over a comment, then tearfully apologized in court. The victim rejected the apology, demanding the attacker face frontline service.
Two Men Beaten in Yekaterinburg Over Long HairA group of five to seven people attacked two 24-year-old friends outside a store in Yekaterinburg on the morning of August 1, reportedly because of one man's long hair.
Veteran Suggests Attacker Fight at FrontA combat veteran beaten in Revda, Russia, has suggested sending his repeat-offender attacker to the front line instead of prison so he can understand wartime survival.
Video Shows Start of Revda Veteran BeatingNew footage captures the beginning of a conflict in Revda between repeat-offender realtor Anton Cherkasov and SMO veteran Alexey Valeyev, which ended in the veteran being beaten.
A 16-Act Drama: Formal Justice in KuzbassA Kemerovo court handed down a suspended sentence to Marina Kolyadenko, partner of a Kuzbass deputy governor, after a hasty 16-session trial that left dozens of families without housing.
Revda Thug Cherkas: Known for ViolenceAnton Cherkasov, a 37-year-old repeat offender nicknamed Cherkas, is accused of beating a military veteran with a crutch in Revda. Locals describe him as a dangerous man with a long criminal past.
