Moscow Court Seals Cases of Volgograd Official, DeveloperThe Moscow City Court has classified the criminal cases of a former official of the Volgograd administration and the director of a construction company. The information was posted on the court's database.
Moscow Court Seals Cases of Volgograd Official and DeveloperThe Moscow City Court has classified the case of former Volgograd official Anna Yeliseyeva and sealed the case of detained developer Yelena Guryanova, according to information on the court's website.
Intoxicated Haval driver bribes inspector with gold chainOn 26 December 2025 in Saratov, an intoxicated driver tried to bribe a traffic police inspector with a gold chain worth 50,000 rubles ($555). He now faces up to eight years in prison.
Funeral Leads to Arrest of Serial ThiefA 46-year-old man wanted for a series of thefts was arrested near Ryazan after causing a disturbance at a funeral. He had traveled from the Tambov region to attend a relative's burial.
24-Year-Old Model Recruited Girls for EpsteinNewly released U.S. Department of Justice documents show how a 24-year-old model from Novosibirsk recruited girls for Jeffrey Epstein from 2017 to 2019.
Life Coach Swindles Client Out of 8 Million RublesA life coach in Yekaterinburg defrauded a client of 8 million rubles (approx. $80,000) by offering psychological and bioenergy sessions; the victim went to police after her finances were exhausted.
Woman Sentenced for Murder Over Slavery Fear in YakutiaA 52-year-old woman in Yakutia was sentenced to 10 years for killing a relative and attempting to kill another, who she feared would sell her into slavery. One victim survived after fleeing.
18 in Court for Illegal Migration in SaratovA district court in Saratov will hear the case of 18 members of an organized criminal group accused of organizing illegal migration. The defendants, aged 20 to 54, face charges including creating a criminal community.
Controversial contractor built school that collapsedA school in Repyevo, Toguchinsky District, where a roof collapsed on February 5, was built by a scandal-ridden contractor. The building was completed in 2025.
Mothers Kill Children in Moscow: Horrific Cases and ReasonsIn late January, a five-year-old boy was strangled by his mother in Moscow—she said voices told her to do it. MSK1.RU examines recent child murders by parents and the reasons behind them.
Ex-deputy director of Yugorsk college sentenced for fraudA former deputy director of the Yugorsk College-Boarding School of Olympic Reserve in Yugra has been found guilty of fraud involving contracts worth over 6 million rubles ($66,700 at current rates) and given a suspended sentence.
Investigators Launch Negligence Case Over School Roof CollapseProsecutors are conducting an investigation and have taken control of the probe after a school roof collapsed in the village of Repyevo in the Toguchinsky District of Novosibirsk Oblast.
Schoolgirl interrogated with mother, spent night in custodyA 14-year-old girl who set fire to a school toilet and classroom and attacked students with a hammer has been charged with two criminal counts. She was interrogated in the presence of her mother and spent the night in a temporary detention center.
Khachaturyan Sisters Separated Seven Years After Father's KillingLast year, Mikhail Khachaturyan was posthumously found guilty of abusing his daughters. Now, nearly eight years after his death, the sisters remain separated and await the outcome of the revived murder case.
Fine increased 10 times for bribe-taking EMERCOM officialA court in Zabaykalsky Krai increased the fine for a bribe-taking deputy head of EMERCOM communications from 300,000 rubles to 3 million rubles (approximately $3,300 and $33,300 at current rates) after the prosecutor's office appealed the lenient sentence.
Voronezh Region's Missing Persons Hotspots NamedPolice in Voronezh Region registered 3,638 missing person reports last year, with 361 people still unaccounted for, the regional prosecutor's office said on February 3.
FSB busts cybercriminal gang for Gosuslugi hackThe FSB in Transbaikalia arrested a cybercriminal gang that hacked the Gosuslugi portal to steal personal data and take out loans; the operation was captured on video.
Family sues after Belarusian throws child at SheremetyevoThe family of a two-year-old boy thrown to the floor by Belarusian Vladimir Vitikov at Sheremetyevo Airport has filed a compensation claim, while Vitikov may be declared insane and sent for forced treatment instead of prison.
Stavropol man caught with drugs, gun, fake platesPolice in Stavropol Krai arrested a 29-year-old local man after stopping his tinted car and finding over a kilogram of drugs, a gun, and fake license plates.
