Novosibirsk police detain gang for staging fake accidents
In the Novosibirsk region, events happen every day that make the news. Some of them cause wide public resonance, while others remain in the shadows. In this digest, we have collected five news stories that attracted the attention of NGS readers on January 30.
«She asked for potatoes. They refused.» Court concludes case on murder of 9-year-old girl: she was starved and tortured for days
On January 29, 2026, in Novosibirsk, the consideration of the case on the torture and murder of a girl in the village of Kamenka concluded. A married couple cruelly abused her for several days.
They recorded all the humiliations and real tortures. Details were reported by Anna Skok.
Get ready for rubber boots: a thaw up to zero degrees Celsius (32°F) and above is coming to Novosibirsk in early February — dates
A warm air mass will come to the Novosibirsk region in the first half of February.
Because of it, daytime temperatures may reach zero degrees Celsius (32°F) and above. This was reported to the NGS correspondent by the West Siberian Hydrometeorological Service (UGMS).
A predator bird rare for winter has flown to Novosibirsk — video of it eating its prey
A resident of Novosibirsk captured a sparrowhawk eating its prey.
This bird is rarely seen in Siberia in winter.
«How do they imagine this?» The city hall sent residents of a dilapidated building a demand to demolish it — we look into whether it«s legal
In the Oktyabrsky district, it was decided to resettle an entire low-rise block. However, unexpectedly, it is not officials or a developer interested in the land who will have to deal with this, but the residents themselves: in December 2025, they received a demand to demolish their apartment buildings.
NGS found out from officials and lawyers what is behind these letters and whether residents should take any action themselves.
Police in Novosibirsk detained a gang of auto-fraudsters — nine people staged fake accidents
In Novosibirsk, nine suspects in fraud from a series of fake accidents were detained.
They staged accidents, and then filed simplified accident reports without traffic police officers, entering data of their acquaintances.
