Latest Crime News from Russia

Teen who attacked fallen soldier's daughter placed on police registerA teenager in the Rostov region who attacked his classmate, the daughter of a deceased soldier, has been placed on a police preventive register. His parents have also been held administratively liable.

Feb 26, 2026

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Witnesses Sought as Rostov Schoolboy Put on Preventive RegisterA Rostov schoolboy who attacked the daughter of a deceased soldier has been placed on preventive police registration, and his parents have been fined for inadequate upbringing.

Feb 26, 2026

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Trial begins for banned group claiming USSR still existsTwo residents of Shumikha face criminal charges for running a cell of an organization banned as extremist. They could be sentenced to up to eight years in prison.

Feb 25, 2026

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Siberian woman gets prison for torturing child who diedA Novosibirsk woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for torturing a nine-year-old girl, who later died. One of the co-defendants died during the investigation.

Feb 25, 2026

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‘Mom, I dream of my brother every day.’ A mother's year-long fight for her son's killersShortly before his death, the family of Samrat Dzhavadov received a video showing him on his knees and covered in blood. After two weeks of searching, his mother found his body in a Moscow region forest herself.

Feb 25, 2026

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Krasnoyarsk addict attacks inspector during child custody attemptA 37-year-old woman in Krasnoyarsk has been charged after attacking a juvenile affairs inspector who attempted to take her two-year-old child into state custody.

Feb 25, 2026

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Yakutia College Deputy Accused in Bribery SchemeThe acting first deputy director of a college in Yakutia is accused of taking bribes to issue fake driving school certificates, with the scheme running from 2021 to 2025.

Feb 25, 2026

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Deserter in Chita Robs Jewelry Store at KnifepointA military court in Chita has sentenced a serviceman who deserted and then robbed a jewelry store at knifepoint.

Feb 25, 2026

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Telegram channel admin in Tula fined for satanism*A 30-year-old woman from Tula was fined for running a Telegram channel dedicated to esotericism, fortune-telling, and magic after posting extremist symbols.

Feb 25, 2026

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Novosibirsk man to face trial for 2010 murderThe suspect has confessed to a murder committed 15 years ago, and the case has been sent to court after renewed investigation.

Feb 25, 2026

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Yakutia Supreme Court reduces sentence for official in subsidy embezzlementThe Supreme Court of Yakutia has reduced the prison terms for former officials convicted of embezzling over 10 million rubles (about $100,000 at current rates) in agricultural subsidies.

Feb 25, 2026

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Krasnokamensk Court Convicts HCS Director of BriberyThe Krasnokamensk City Court found the director of the municipal housing utility guilty of taking a bribe through an intermediary for awarding a contract.

Feb 25, 2026

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Yakut Man Gets Suspended Sentence for Half-Kilo Gold TransportA 42-year-old man from Yakutia has been given a 2.5-year suspended sentence for illegally transporting half a kilogram of gold. He must also pay a fine of 200,000 rubles (approximately $2,200 at current rates).

Feb 25, 2026

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Rostov cases: saleswoman kills classmate, lawyer murders wifeThis series details five notorious criminal cases from Rostov Oblast that have concluded with verdicts, exploring the crimes and their resolutions.

Feb 25, 2026

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Moscow Court Detains Man for Drunken Attack on Wife and SonHe worked at his wife's company.

Feb 25, 2026

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Messenger scammers invent customs, fees, deposit payments until victim is brokeA resident of Yessentuki transferred more than 2 million rubles (about $22,000 at current rates) to fraudsters during an attempted online car purchase.

Feb 25, 2026

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Dagestani stabs friend, attempts to burn family aliveIn Dagestan, a woman and two children miraculously escaped a burning apartment after a brutal attack that left a man dead.

Feb 25, 2026

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Goal is to Sow Panic: Surgut Residents Warned of Threats in ChatsParents and schoolchildren are being frightened by messages about attacks on educational institutions.

Feb 24, 2026

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Scammers Force Student to Search Parents' Apartment, Steal $15,800She attempted to withdraw an additional $9,500, but the bank's security service blocked the transaction.

Feb 24, 2026

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Shchyokino pensioner gets 3-year suspended sentence for cannabisA court in Russia's Tula region has handed a three-year suspended sentence to a pensioner for storing a large quantity of marijuana.

Feb 24, 2026

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Orenburg fraudster scams Arkhangelsk residents via phone callsPolice in Arkhangelsk Oblast uncovered a series of thefts from bank accounts. A woman from Orenburg Oblast was deceiving residents and stealing their money.

Feb 24, 2026

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Sweat Odor Analysis Leads to Killer of 12-Year-Old Girl After 8 YearsThe killer of a 12-year-old girl in Russia's Chernozem region was identified through sweat smell evidence eight years later, with even participants from 'Battle of Psychics' involved in the investigation.

Feb 24, 2026

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Woman gets 2.5 years for stealing acquaintance's revolverA woman in the Suvorovsky District has been sentenced to 2.5 years for stealing a homemade revolver, while the weapon's owner received a 1-year sentence for illegal possession.

Feb 24, 2026

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Shatunov family estimates damages in Razin fraud case at 1 billion rublesThe alleged damages in the fraud case against producer Andrei Razin have doubled from 500 million to 1 billion rubles (approx. $5 million to $10 million at current rates).

Feb 24, 2026

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Son in Volgograd beats mother to death on January 2Doctors tried to save the 76-year-old woman for three weeks after she was beaten by her son, but she succumbed to her injuries.

Feb 24, 2026

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