Teenagers Beat Girl in Moscow Region Over Telegram Gift

Police are investigating after a teenage girl assaulted a peer in a shopping mall toilet, allegedly out of jealousy over a Telegram gift.
Feb 6, 2026
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The altercation took place in a restroom at a shopping center in the Moscow Region.
Source:
Ekaterina Mizulina / T.me

In the Moscow Region, in one of the schools in Stupino, a girl beat up an acquaintance in a shopping mall toilet. It all happened because of a gift in Telegram.

Jealousy over a virtual gift sent via Telegram sparked the violence.
Source:
Ekaterina Mizulina / T.me

A video was published on one of the channels showing a girl on her knees, after which her peer asks her to apologize and starts kicking her body.

A screenshot of the correspondence is also attached. As the author claims, the day after the conflict, a friend tried to stand up for the beaten girl.

«Why did you beat her yesterday?»

«*** [Shouldn»t have] sent my boyfriend a teddy bear,« answered the girl who beat the teenager.

In the Telegram messenger, this «teddy bear» costs 15 stars (a virtual currency in Telegram. — Ed.), which amounts to about 27 rubles (approximately $0.30 at current rates).

The Moscow Region prosecutor«s office has responded to this and is already conducting a check. Moreover, the Moscow Region police reported that all attackers have been identified.

«Employees of the juvenile affairs unit of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city district of Stupino have identified all participants; they turned out to be girls aged 12 to 14, and they were questioned in the presence of legal representatives,» said the press service of the Moscow Region police.

Now, the police will conduct a forensic medical examination of the victim to determine the extent of harm to her health. Based on the results of the check, a decision will be made regarding the offenders in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation.

Earlier, MSK1.RU wrote that activists of the «Healthy Fatherland» movement claimed that they were beaten by employees and workers of a shopping mall in Odintsovo. The day before, public activists conducted an «anti-vape» raid there.

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