Tarkhova gives interview from pre-trial detention on chargesIn an exclusive televised interview from a pre-trial detention center, Ekaterina Tarkhova, accused of murdering her grandfather and his wife, denies guilt and shares her perspective on the family dynamics that led to the crime.
How Adigamov Gang Fell Apart in Dema's Bandit EraMukatdar 'Uncle Misha' Adigamov was a crime boss who controlled Ufa's Dema district during the lawless 1990s and was known as the last of the old authorities before his murder in 2008.
Urals police powerless against slot machinesA former police operative explains why law enforcement struggles to stop gambling terminals, as Nizhny Tagil residents describe addiction, losses, and official inaction amid reports of machines proliferating inside local shops.
Student alleges brutal gang rape near VolgogradA 19-year-old student says two men drove her from Tundutovo into the steppe near Volgograd and raped her. The men admit sexual contact but insist everything happened voluntarily and by mutual consent.
Ex-Sverdlovsk deputy governor addresses the courtFormer Sverdlovsk deputy governor Oleg Chemezov addressed the Verkh-Isetsky District Court, denying a fraud charge and urging the judge not to remand him, while alleging sustained pressure from Telegram channels and highlighting his family’s patriotic activities.
Seven-month-old girl drowns in Khanty-Mansiysk bathtubA seven-month-old girl drowned in a bathtub in Khanty-Mansiysk after her mother briefly left her unattended; the death was reported on 27 September, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia’s regional directorate.
Urals school head forced staff into debtIn Ayat, a settlement in Nevyansk District (Sverdlovsk Oblast), teachers say former principal Elena Yakovleva coerced staff into taking large bank loans and handing her the money; after resigning in December, she stopped repayments, leaving colleagues indebted.
Perm meme figure jailed third time, seriously illAlexander Guseinov, known from the memes «Chocolate is not to blame for anything» and «The kid was headed for success — it didn’t work out, no luck», is serving a third term and has developed tuberculosis in a Perm-region colony.
How Nikolai Dzhumagaliev became a killerKazakhstan-born serial killer Nikolai Dzhumagaliev, known as the Almaty Cannibal, murdered at least ten people, mostly women, before being ruled insane, confined, escaping custody, and repeatedly resuming violence across Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the late Soviet and post-Soviet years.
Killing of Three Bashkir Students in GaiFour years ago, the Orenburg town of Gai was shaken by the murder of three Bashkir medical students; ex-convict Aleksandr Lazarev was arrested days later and ultimately received a life sentence.
Perm court fines mother amid abuse claimsIn Perm, mother of two Polina Semenova accuses her ex-husband of attempting to rape her while she temporarily stayed in his apartment. Police did not open a case against him, but a court fined her after his battery allegation.
Husband kills wife near Ufa, then himselfIn Zubovo near Ufa, a husband allegedly killed his wife and then himself, according to investigators. The couple leaves two sons, and child-welfare authorities will decide their guardianship.
How Tyumen ‘Patriot’ boss was killedIn April 1996 in Tyumen, Aleksandr Nikolaenko, a prominent entrepreneur who owned several firms and the Patriot sports complex, was gunned down amid mounting debts, after years of rapid expansion and ties with a criminal group.
