Trial & Litigation

Art gallery security guard sentenced to community service for damaging Leporskaya painting

A magistrate court in the city of Yekaterinburg on Monday sentenced former Yeltsin Center security guard Alexander Vasilyev to 180 hours of community service and compulsory treatment for damaging a painting by Kazimir Malevich's student Anna Leporskaya.

17:23 29.08.2022

Second Ukrainian suspect in killing of journalist Daria Dugina identified

Bohdan Tsyganenko, a member of a Ukrainian sabotage and terrorist group, was part of a team that assassinated journalist and political expert Darya Dugina.

12:35 29.08.2022

Ukrainian man arrested on suspicion of espionage

A citizen of Ukraine has been arrested in the town of Kursk who was allegedly instructed by Ukraine's intelligence services to collect information about military infrastructure facilities.

13:24 26.08.2022

Russian citizen sentenced to 7 years in prison for 30 false reports of terrorist attacks

The Oktyabrsky District Court of southern Russian city of Krasnodar sentenced local resident Alexey Lutsenko to 7 years and 1 month in a penal colony for 30 deliberately false reports of impending explosions, as reported by the Joint Press Service of the Courts of the Krasnodar Krai.

12:15 25.08.2022

User of Russian social network fined $17 for posting Nazi flag

The Kirovsky District Court of the city of Volgograd fined a local resident for publicly displaying Nazi symbols, as reported by the press service of the courts of the Volgograd region.

16:06 24.08.2022

Crimean Supreme Court dismisses plea to commute sentence of Ukrainian gang member

The sentence of a Russian citizen who participated in an illegal armed unit on the territory of Ukraine was upheld and entered into force, as reported by the press service of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea.

14:17 24.08.2022

Terrorist attack set on referendum date prevented in Donetsk People's Republic

An act of terror, which was being prepared for the day of the referendum on the region's entry into the Russian Federation, was prevented in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Mikhail Popov, press officer of the DPR Ministry of State Security (MGB), told reporters on Tuesday.

17:50 23.08.2022

Ukrainian security services behind murder of Russian journalist Dugina – FSB

The attack, which resulted in the death of journalist and political scientist Daria Dugina, was prepared and carried out by the Ukrainian special services, the press service of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reports.

12:05 23.08.2022

Moscow lawyer acquitted in case over embezzlement of $17 million

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has acquitted Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion, of embezzling 1 billion rubles (about $17 million at the current exchange rate) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM).

11:14 23.08.2022

Moscow court detains Libyan citizen in weapon technologies export case

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has ordered the detention of Libyan citizen Juan Fathi El Hadi as part of a case over illegal attempted export of technologies and materials for the creation of mass destruction weapon or its delivery systems.

16:26 22.08.2022

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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