Kirkorov impersonator swindles 100k from Balakovo womanA 30-year-old woman from Balakovo reported to police that she was scammed out of nearly 100,000 rubles (about $1,100 at current rates) by a man posing as pop singer Filipp Kirkorov, who then disappeared after she transferred the money.
Man arrested for ordering beating of schoolchildrenA suspect in organizing an attack on teenagers was hiding from the investigation but was detained. The incident occurred after a quarrel at a New Year's party.
Teenager kills mother of three in random Russian village attackA 15-year-old boy in the village of Gornouralsky, Sverdlovsk Region, is accused of murdering a 47-year-old mother of three in an apparently motiveless attack. The boy, a known local troublemaker, escaped house arrest and was on the run for five days, terrorizing the small community.
Man Arrested Near Volgograd for Ordering Teen BeatingA man has been arrested near Volgograd for allegedly ordering the brutal beating of teenagers at a New Year's party, after his son had a dispute with them. He had been on the run but was recently detained.
Juvenile inspector charged in Kansk child murder caseA senior juvenile inspector in Kansk is accused of negligence for failing to intervene before three children were murdered by their mother, who was under psychiatric care.
Why Tatyana Strakhova's murder still haunts the internetEight years ago, the brutal murder of a Moscow student and her killer's online confession split the Russian internet. We revisit one of the most high-profile crimes of the mid-2010s.
ChEMK Employees Accused of Illegal Metal SalesThe damage from just one episode exceeded 25 million rubles (about $277,800 at current rates). The criminal scheme operated from October last year to January this year.
Thief Steals 24 Classic Books in BuguruslanA thief in Buguruslan stole two dozen books of classic literature, leaving other valuables untouched, police in the Orenburg Region said.
Nationalized CHEMK staff accused of organizing off-the-books salesTwo employees of the nationalized CHEMK ferroalloy plant and two entrepreneurs have been accused of setting up an off-the-books sales scheme for ferroalloys, with damage from one instance exceeding 25 million rubles (approximately $278,000 at current rates), authorities reported.
9 years and fine for attempted FSB bribeA Central Asian man has been sentenced to nine years in a strict regime colony and fined 6.4 million rubles (about $64,000 at current rates) for attempting to bribe an FSB officer in Yakutia.
Ural Bonnie and Clyde Detained for Acid Attack AttemptIn Yekaterinburg, a mother of four was splashed with acid in a parking lot, leading to the arrest of two suspects accused of attempting to murder her on her ex-husband's orders.
