Child fire fatalities double in Khanty-Mansi in 2025In 2025, fire-related deaths among children in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug doubled compared to the previous year, with eight minors perishing and a total of 54 fatalities.
Chinese driver detained over fatal tourist bus crashA Chinese driver has been placed in pre-trial detention for 1 month and 28 days after causing a crash that killed three people on a tourist bus in Primorye. He faces a substantial prison term if convicted of traffic violations resulting in death.
Businessman's son goes missing in Krasnoyarsk; 3 million rubles stolenThe 14-year-old son of the director of the company AvtoSpetsMash has gone missing in Krasnoyarsk. Three million rubles (approx. $30,000) disappeared from a safe, and kidnappers demand a 30-million-ruble ransom (approx. $300,000).
Heating restored in Darasun after main pipeline burstRepairs to a burst heating main in Darasun, Zabaykalsky Krai, have been completed, and the system is now being filled with hot water to restore normal heating.
E-scooter rider to pay compensation for hitting childA court has ruled that an e-scooter rider who hit a schoolchild on a sidewalk must pay his family 50,000 rubles (about $560 at current rates). The child developed a fear of going outside after the incident.
24 Kislovodsk Buildings Lose Heating After Boiler FailureA boiler plant in Kislovodsk has been shut down due to a suspected leak, leaving 24 apartment buildings without central heating as authorities search for the source of the problem.
Moscow Detains FADN Official for Fraud and AbuseSergei Razzhivin, a senior manager at Russia's Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs (FADN), was arrested in his apartment and faces charges of large-scale fraud and abuse of authority related to inflated rental contracts.
