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The investigation has revealed details of the preparation of the murder of crypto entrepreneur Roman Novak and his wife in Dubai: the perpetrators considered poisoning and staging a death in the ocean before luring the couple to a meeting with an 'investor'. The bodies were found in the desert in November 2025; three suspects have been detained.
Otabek YusupovIn Yekaterinburg, a 17-year-old young man has been detained, accused of setting fire to a fuel dispenser at a gas station on orders from handlers with whom he corresponded online. The investigation has charged him under the sabotage article and is preparing a motion for pre-trial detention. Earlier, a similar case of arson at a gas station on instructions from strangers via a messenger was opened in Balashikha.
Aziz KarimovGovernor Alexander Gusev reported that a missile danger alert has been declared again in Voronezh Oblast and that alert systems are operating. This is the second alert in 24 hours: on the morning of October 26 the signal was declared at 05:47 Moscow time and later lifted. Overnight and in the morning, air defense destroyed 113 drones over the region; two people were killed, 17 were wounded, and the Investigative Committee opened a terrorism case.
Otabek YusupovOn the morning of October 26, route bus No. 115 traveling from the village of Leninskoye to the settlement of Goluboy Zaliv veered into a ditch in the Novosibirsk district. Eight people sought medical assistance, one of whom is in serious condition. The Investigative Committee has launched a pre-investigation inquiry.
Otabek YusupovThe Investigative Committee of Russia for Perm Krai is investigating a criminal case under Article 243.4 of the Criminal Code after an offensive inscription appeared on the stele of a memorial to SVO participants in Berezniki. Alexander Bastrykin ordered the head of the regional directorate, Denis Golovkin, to personally report on the progress of the case. Earlier, a case was opened in the region over damage to the grave of an SVO participant in the settlement of Ugleuralsky.
Aziz KarimovThe Investigative Committee of Russia announced the opening of an investigation into Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks in several regions: five people were injured at an industrial facility in Perm Krai, three on a bus in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and a woman in Donetsk. It was previously reported that a missile strike hit an industrial zone in Yelets and a UAV fell on a polyclinic in Lipetsk.
Otabek YusupovThe Investigative Committee for Voronezh Region is looking into a case where, after a visit to a pediatric neurologist at a private clinic, the girl developed severe skin and inflammatory complications. The child spent two weeks in intensive care with diagnoses of epidermal necrolysis, toxic-allergic blepharoconjunctivitis and subacute vaginitis. According to the parents, the doctor did not refer the patient for examinations before prescribing an antiepileptic drug.
Javlon TursunovThe Investigative Committee reported that the general director of a Kuzbass coal mining company has been charged: from February to September 2026, workers did not receive wages while the debt exceeded 650 million rubles, and executives were paid bonuses of more than 400 million. He is also charged with abuse of office and concealment of over 13.5 million rubles from which taxes were to be collected. Property belonging to the suspect and the company has been seized for more than 300 million rubles.
Javlon TursunovA 56-year-old patient died at a private clinic in the Traktorozavodsky district of Chelyabinsk after a therapeutic block in the neck area. According to the deceased's daughter, cardiac arrest occurred 10–15 minutes after the procedure. The Investigative Committee is checking the circumstances of the incident.
Sevara AzamovaA resident of the Frunzensky district of St. Petersburg said that after filing a rape report, officers of the police station on Kupchinskaya Street subjected her to violence for about five hours. According to the Telegram channel 'Ostorozhno, novosti' (Careful, News), the woman was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury; a report to the Investigative Committee has been filed, and the city department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said a review is underway.
Javlon TursunovA criminal case has been opened in the Novosibirsk region for sexual acts of violence against two or more minors. According to the regional Investigative Committee, on September 25 near a children's playground in the village of Tolmachyovo a man committed sexual acts against girls aged nine and ten. A 73-year-old resident of the Kochenyovsky district has been detained, who, according to law enforcement, confessed to the crime.
Javlon TursunovIn St. Petersburg, a 53-year-old manager of a large company has been detained, accused of murdering and dismembering an acquaintance who went missing in April 2026. The victim's remains were found on October 15 on the bank of the Ligovsky Canal. According to SHOT, the man repents of what he did; the question of a preventive measure is being decided.
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