Latest Crime News from Russia

Former Sochi judge's home raided, Nazi daggers and luxury cars foundValery Sluka was detained in Vladikavkaz, from where he was planning to travel to Georgia.

Apr 23, 2026

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Tyumen Residents Report Families Searching for Drug StashesResidents of a Tyumen residential complex complain that drug addicts are openly searching for stashes, often with children, and police have not responded to complaints.

Apr 23, 2026

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Drug addicts besiege Tyumen residential complex in search of stashesResidents in Tyumen report drug addicts boldly searching for hidden drug stashes in their residential complex, unbothered by onlookers or surveillance cameras.

Apr 23, 2026

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Epstein files: Novosibirsk model's Hilton and London tiesA Novosibirsk model corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein and recruited girls for him, U.S. documents reveal. She later worked at a Hilton hotel in the city.

Apr 23, 2026

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Attempted murder of blogger under investigation in Nizhny NovgorodThe client and a hired killer have been detained in the case of the attempted murder of a Nizhny Novgorod blogger.

Apr 23, 2026

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Nizhny Novgorod probes attempted contract killing of bloggerA businesswoman and a hitman have been placed under house arrest and pre-trial detention, respectively, in a case involving an attempted murder-for-hire of a blogger.

Apr 23, 2026

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Two Brothers Detained in Kimovsk for Theft from CarTwo brothers were arrested in Kimovsk for stealing money and a car stereo from a vehicle, and both have prior criminal convictions.

Apr 23, 2026

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Larisa Dolina Scam Call Recording Sold OnlineA recording purported to be of singer Larisa Dolina's conversation with scammers is being sold online for 580,000 rubles (approximately $6,400 at current rates).

Apr 23, 2026

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Khabirov Slams School Security, Reveals Teen Had KnifeBashkiria's governor personally visited Gymnasium No. 16 after a school shooting on February 3, detailing how a plastic toy gun and knife bypassed security.

Apr 22, 2026

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Kindergartner Dies in Kuzbass Fire While Mother ShoppedRescuers found the body of a five-year-old boy who died alone in a house fire in Topki, Kuzbass, after his mother went to the store.

Apr 22, 2026

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Volgograd police refuse to investigate photo leak caseThe Interior Ministry stated there are no criminal cases regarding the leak of a woman's personal data. The agency did not specify whether a check was conducted on her complaint.

Apr 22, 2026

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Yekaterinburg Police Names Most Crime-Prone DistrictsThe Ordzhonikidzevsky district recorded the highest number of crimes in Yekaterinburg in 2025, city police chief Viktor Poznyak announced.

Apr 22, 2026

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Volgograd police decline to investigate private photo leak on TelegramPolice near Volgograd said they are not investigating the online leak of a woman's nude photos and phone number, despite her complaints filed months ago.

Apr 22, 2026

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Top police officer names Yekaterinburg's most dangerous districtsYekaterinburg's chief police officer Viktor Poznyak revealed the districts with the highest crime rates in 2025, with Ordzhonikidzevsky district recording 2,920 offenses.

Apr 22, 2026

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Tula Man Faces Trial for Brother's Murder and Illegal Arms StorageA 41-year-old man from Tula is set to be prosecuted for beating his brother to death and illegally storing firearms and explosives at home, facing up to 15 years in prison.

Apr 22, 2026

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Mizulina Links Ufa School Shooting to Ukraine ManipulatorsYekaterina Mizulina, head of the Safe Internet League, claimed that recent school attacks are interconnected and linked to manipulators from Ukraine recruiting teenagers. Local authorities have denied any fatalities in the shooting at Gymnasium No. 16 in Ufa.

Apr 22, 2026

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Prominent Chelyabinsk Lawyer Detained on Bribery ChargesA prominent attorney, Yevgeny Abramovskikh, was detained in Chelyabinsk on Tuesday on suspicion of mediating a bribe transfer, based on testimony from a colleague seeking a plea deal.

Apr 22, 2026

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Ex-Sochi Police Officers Sentenced for Bribe Involving Mini CooperFormer police officers in Sochi and their accomplices have been convicted for extorting a bribe, including a Mini Cooper car, from a man they caught with marijuana.

Apr 22, 2026

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Three Workers Asphyxiated in Well in Stavropol RegionA pipeline repair operation ended in the fatal gas poisoning of three workers.

Apr 22, 2026

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Schoolboy from Arkhangelsk Region Accused of Terrorism and SabotageWhat punishment does he face?

Apr 22, 2026

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Former Senator Petina's Pretrial Detention Extended to May 2026A court in Ryazan has extended former senator Irina Petina's pretrial detention until May 12, 2026, rejecting her defense's request for house arrest.

Apr 22, 2026

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Stavropol Residents Fake Kherson Residency to Defraud BudgetA court in Stavropol has ordered three local men detained for allegedly defrauding federal aid payments intended for evacuees from Kherson Oblast.

Apr 22, 2026

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Voronezh Pensioner Loses Nearly 12 Million to ScammersA 70-year-old woman from the Liski district transferred almost 12 million rubles to scammers abroad after selling her homes and car, police said.

Apr 22, 2026

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Novosibirsk Man and Omsk Woman Organized a Drug Syndicate in TomskA man from Novosibirsk hid around 150 drug caches in Tomsk under the direction of a woman from Omsk. Both are now facing trial for large-scale drug distribution.

Apr 22, 2026

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Court denies murderer's mother custody of victim's childrenA court has ruled that two children will remain with the grandmother of Elena Loganova, a woman murdered by her husband, rejecting a custody claim by the killer's own mother.

Apr 22, 2026

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