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Ex-head of Russian commercial bank arrested in absentia on embezzlement charges

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the former head of the commercial bank Strategy Kirill Drugov in absentia as part of an embezzlement case.

11:19 08.07.2022

New charges brought against notorious Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov

Investigators have indicted convicted notorious businessman from Krasnoyarsk Anatoly Bykov for organization of a criminal gang and murder committed by a group of people.

19:03 07.07.2022

Journalist Dud fails to challenge enlisting in foreign agent register

The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against mass media-foreign agent status filed by journalist and blogger Yury Dud.

11:51 07.07.2022

Crimean Supreme Court recognizes WWII civilian massacres as genocide

The Supreme Court of Crimea has recognized the massacres of civilians committed by the Nazis on the peninsula during the Great Patriotic War as genocide.

11:24 07.07.2022

Three Russian police generals detained in abuse of authority case

Three Russian police generals, including an assistant to the Interior Minister, have been detained until September 5 on abuse of authority charges related to misappropriating a fund based in Saint Petersburg.

10:34 07.07.2022

Moscow court to deliver sentence against MP indicted for corruption

The Moscow City Court has scheduled the sentencing of lawmaker Vadim Belousov, who stands charged with receiving over 3 billion rubles (over $50 million at the current exchange rate) in bribes, for July 20.

14:59 06.07.2022

Russian restaurateur Beloivan declared bankrupt

The Moscow Commercial Court has declared the owner of Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain Yury Beloivan bankrupt upon a petition filed by a Moscow inspection of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).

13:21 06.07.2022

Moscow court sentences Major General Melnikov to 7 years in prison for bribery

The Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court has sentenced Major General Alexander Melnikov, a senior officer of the Central Chief Directorate of the Interior Ministry, to 7 years in a strict regime colony in a case over attempted bribery on an especially large scale.

17:35 30.06.2022

Native of Tajikistan sentenced to 9 years in Russia for abetting terrorism

The Southern District Military Court has sentenced a native of Tajikistan Fayzali Khalimkhonov to 9 years in high-security penal colony for facilitating terrorist activity.

11:04 30.06.2022

Businessman gets 20 years in president’s residence construction embezzlement case

The Second Western District Military Court has sentenced Forum Holding CEO Dmitry Mikhalchenko to 20 years in high-security penal colony for embezzling nearly 1.2 billion rubles during the construction of a presidential residence near Moscow.

17:13 29.06.2022

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025