Latest Crime News from Russia

Ex-deputy convicted for housing illegal migrants at poultry farmFormer deputy Stanislav Karagansky illegally housed foreigners at his poultry farm.

Feb 27, 2026

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Woman from Krasnodar sells fake caviar as delicacy in StavropolA resident of Krasnodar Krai purchased imitation caviar, repackaged it, and traveled to Stavropol to sell it as a luxury item to business center staff.

Feb 26, 2026

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Schoolboy raped in Tolyatti; whole city abuzzIn Tolyatti, a schoolboy was raped in a basement, leading to a criminal case and swift arrest of a suspect, with local residents expressing alarm over safety.

Feb 26, 2026

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Swindler faces up to 6 years for defrauding Sochi pensionerA 72-year-old woman in Sochi entrusted a man to landscape her property, but he took 660,000 rubles and vanished.

Feb 26, 2026

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Moscow Court Sentences Former Chekalins Partner to 2.5 YearsRoman Vishnyak's case was tried separately from those of Valeria and Artyom Chekalin.

Feb 26, 2026

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Largest Webcam Studio in Russia Closed in YekaterinburgIn Yekaterinburg, law enforcement agencies liquidated the country's largest webcam studio, where models fulfilled paid requests from clients online.

Feb 26, 2026

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Authorities shut down Russia's largest webcam studio in YekaterinburgPolice raided a webcam studio in Yekaterinburg where models performed clients' requests for money. The studio was part of a large interregional network.

Feb 26, 2026

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Authorities Detain Balashikha Hostel Administrator After Deadly FireA 51-year-old woman faces charges for illegally operating a hostel where four Cuban migrants died in a fire in January.

Feb 26, 2026

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Arkhangelsk resident accused of beating girl and mother for yearsThe defendant has confessed to systematically abusing his cohabitant and her daughter from 2023 to 2025.

Feb 26, 2026

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16-Year-Old Drug Dealer Detained in Ryabkovo After Chelyabinsk RunThe girl explained how it happened.

Feb 26, 2026

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Novosibirsk Beer Shop Raid Uncovers Illegal Gaming MachinesLaw enforcement officials seized two illegal gambling terminals during a raid on a beer shop in Novosibirsk, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

Feb 26, 2026

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Makorov Brothers May Be Released from Pretrial DetentionYegor and Makar Makarov will appear in Orenburg's Leninsky District Court today, January 29, as their pretrial detention order expires on February 3.

Feb 26, 2026

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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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