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Retired Police Officer Admits to Killing St. Petersburg Journalist 20 Years Ago

Fontanka reporter Maxim Maksimov was investigating corruption in local law enforcement agencies when he disappeared in June 2004.

Russian Court Jails Ukrainian Man Over Ex-Submarine Commander’s Murder

Sergei Denysenko was arrested after army recruitment officer and former submarine commander Stanislav Rzhitsky was shot dead while jogging in a park.

Riot Police Clash With Lynch Mob in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region After Woman’s Murder

Enraged residents gathered outside homes believed to belong to Roma residents after a mother of two was stabbed to death earlier in the week.

Russian Man to Stand Trial in Germany for Murdering Ukrainian Soldiers

The 57-year-old Russian national was arrested in April after the two Ukrainian soldiers were found stabbed to death at a shopping center.

Russian Soldiers Charged With Killing U.S. Man Who Fought for Moscow in Eastern Ukraine

Russel Bentley was a self-described communist from Dallas, Texas, who joined pro-Russia separatists in 2014 to fight against Ukraine.

St. Petersburg Activist Stabbed to Death

Unconfirmed reports claimed that a 20-year-old “queer blogger” identified as “Alexander S.” had confessed to murdering activist Vitaly Ioffe.

Russian Man Jailed 8 Years for Murder of Gabonese Student

State prosecutors had requested an 11-year sentence for Daniil Fomin, who was charged with murdering François Ndjelassili in August 2023.

Pro-War Activist Group Says Senior Member Killed in Moscow

Anton Yegovtsev was deputy chairman of the Zov Naroda movement, known for reporting anti-war figures to the authorities.

Turkish Court Acquits Man Suspected of Murdering Russian Feminist Activist

Mohammad Nizar Arnabeh was arrested in September after Yemelyanova was found dead in their shared apartment in eastern Turkey.

Russia Sentences ‘Volga Maniac’ Serial Killer to Life in Prison

Radik Tagirov was found guilty of murdering 31 elderly women and committing assault against another 33 between 2011 and 2012.

6 Detained in Fatal Stabbing of Siberian Teen

The unnamed 15-year-old was killed at a bus stop “after a minor verbal altercation,” authorities in Siberia's Irkutsk region said.

Number of Russian Soldiers Tried for Murder Surges in 2023 – Vyorstka

At least 147 soldiers went on trial for murder between January and September, representing an almost 10-fold increase compared to last year.

Russia Records First Rise in Murder Rate for 20 Years – Kommersant

Cases of murder and attempted murder in Russia rose by 4% last year according to a bar association report.

Top Pro-Russian Official Shot Dead in Ukraine's Kherson

Ex-Ukrainian lawmaker Alexei Kovalev previously survived an assassination attempt in June.

Russia 'Responsible' for Killing Litvinenko, Says Europe's Top Rights Court

In Moscow, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the claim.

Britain Names Third Russian Behind Skripal Poisoning

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were left fighting for their lives after a 2018 Novichok attack.

Siberia Chess Match Ends in Double Murder

What started as an ordinary game of chess took a dark turn.

Escaped Killer of Russian ‘Sausage King’ Caught Via Facial Recognition

Russian meat magnate Vladimir Marugov was found murdered with a crossbow in his estate's sauna last November.

Moscow Satanist Couple Accused of Ritual Killings

The Investigative Committee is pursuing charges of murder and drug trafficking.

Russian Jailed in Sweden Over Hammer Attack on Anti-Kadyrov Blogger

Swedish court alleges high-level backing for attempted murder of Chechen dissident Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

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