Vladivostok Inmate Gets Moldy Chicken, Cut TangerinesA probe is underway after a detainee at Vladivostok's SIZO-1 alleged that his package from home arrived spoiled, with moldy grilled chicken and cut tangerines.
Estonian Navy detains container ship with Russian crewThe Baltic Spirit, traveling from Ecuador to St. Petersburg, was detained by Estonian authorities near Naissaar Island on suspicion of smuggling. All 23 crew members are Russian nationals.
Student from Yekaterinburg Freed from Slavery in MyanmarRussian national Madina D. was rescued from a fraudulent call center in Myanmar, where she was illegally held and forced to work, the Russian Embassy in Thailand reported.
Teenager Found Dead Near ArkhangelskA 17-year-old teenager was found dead in a garden community near Arkhangelsk, and online reports indicate he was stabbed.
Russian Woman Rescued from Myanmar Call CenterA Russian citizen, Madina D., has been freed from a fraudulent call center in Myanmar where she was illegally detained and forced to work, the Russian Embassy in Thailand reported.
Car-train collision in Yaroslavl: photo from sceneThe train driver applied emergency braking but could not avoid hitting a car that had driven onto the tracks at a crossing in Yaroslavl. No injuries were reported.
Car collides with freight train at Yaroslavl crossingThe engineer of a freight train applied emergency brakes but could not avoid hitting a car that drove onto the tracks at the Yaroslavl-Pristan crossing. No injuries were reported.
Court Fines Voronezh Resident for Verka Serduchka SongA 24-year-old Novovoronezh resident was fined 50,000 rubles for playing a Verka Serduchka song, becoming the second person in the region charged with discrediting the army in two months.
Prosecutor Checks Social Services After Pasha's MurderAfter the murder of minor Pasha, who did not attend school, law enforcement launched an inspection of child welfare authorities. Social services are currently refusing to comment.
Pavel Murder Suspect Faces Life ImprisonmentA court in St. Petersburg arrested Pyotr Zhilkin in the case of the murder of a nine-year-old boy. According to investigators, the child died from a punch after refusing sexual advances.
Fire at Shchelkovsky Mall Forces EvacuationA fire broke out at the Shchelkovsky shopping center in eastern Moscow on Tuesday, February 3, prompting the evacuation of all visitors.
Man accused of murdering 9-year-old Pasha in court38-year-old Pyotr Zhilkin was brought to the Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg for a pre-trial detention hearing. He is accused of murdering a 9-year-old boy.
Police Search for Two Missing Girls in NovosibirskTwo schoolgirls, aged 12 and 13, went missing in Novosibirsk's Kirovsky District on February 3; they were last seen in the Zatulinsky residential area around noon.
London court convicts Captain Motin of manslaughterA London court found Captain Vladimir Motin of the container ship Solong guilty of manslaughter, ruling that his negligence caused a collision with a tanker that killed a crew member.
