Mother identifies son's body after school stabbingA mother arrived at a school near Moscow to identify the body of her 10-year-old son, killed in a stabbing attack that left one dead and four wounded.
Voronezh Dentist Loses 1.5 Million Rubles in Scam, Sells CarA 40-year-old dentist from Voronezh was scammed out of 1.5 million rubles (about $16,700 at current rates) after investing in a fake exchange; when she tried to withdraw her money, her account was blocked and she was demanded to make new investments.
Vigilante Group Exposes Alleged Pedophile in YekaterinburgA group of activists in Yekaterinburg filmed a confrontation with a man they accused of seeking sexual contact with a minor after luring him to an abandoned building using a fake online profile.
Ryazan Detective's Five Hair-Raising True Crime TalesDmitry Plotkin, a veteran investigator with over 30 years of service, shares shocking stories from his career, including encounters with serial killers and juvenile offenders.
FSB Arrests Eight Young Men in Novosibirsk Over Sabotage PlotIn Novosibirsk, eight young men aged 16-18 have been detained on suspicion of forming an organized sabotage group. They allegedly carried out one arson attack and were preparing another when counterintelligence intervened.
Nizhny Novgorod Residents Scammed for 3 Billion RublesPolice in Nizhny Novgorod region have registered over 12,000 fraud cases since January 2025, resulting in losses of more than 3 billion rubles (about $33.3 million at current rates).
Dom-2 Star Sentenced for Scamming Lover with Fake DaughterYana Makarova (Shevtsova), a former participant on the reality show Dom-2, has been found guilty of large-scale fraud in Yekaterinburg. She extorted money from a married lover for a non-existent child over a year.
Former Dom-2 Participant Convicted of Multi-Million Ruble ScamYana Shevtsova extorted over 23 million rubles (about $250,000) from a married lover by falsely claiming pregnancy. The Sverdlovsk Region prosecutor's office confirmed the large-scale fraud charges.
Teacher Faces 7 Years in Illegal Migration Case Centered on Russian ExamInvestigators in Novosibirsk Region claim migrant testing was fake, while the defendants insist they are being framed. At the heart of the case are questions about a police officer's friends acting as official witnesses.
Taxi driver’s self-defense claim featured on NTVThe mother of a Yekaterinburg taxi driver who shot a passenger claims it was self-defense and hopes widespread media coverage will help her son avoid a severe sentence.
