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19:53
David Fedorov, a 19-year-old resident of Cheboksary—a regional city on the Volga River—was killed in the war in Ukraine after he was forcibly made to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defence in May. According to his mother, he was detained in the street, beaten, and then sent to the front, where he died in July.
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13:35
Alexey Belousov, a resident of Moscow, has been sentenced to 10 days’ detention for a 2014 post featuring a photo of himself wearing a sweatshirt by a German brand, in whose logo the security forces claimed to see symbols of the “Azov” Regiment. According to Centre “E,” the man posted this photo more than 12 years ago; he has admitted guilt, stating that he did not have any intent.
13:35
Noa Cohen, a citizen of Israel and Ukraine who was studying in Russia, has been banned from entering the country because of her Instagram likes related to LGBT, the opposition, and Ukraine, according to a court ruling. The FSB claimed that her actions were considered a threat to Russia’s security, and attempts to challenge the ban in court were unsuccessful.
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13:34
Russia has released American citizen Steven Hubbard, who in October 2024 was sentenced to six years and ten months in a penal colony on mercenary charges. News of his release emerged on 21 October during a meeting between Vladimir Putin and the US president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
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The Moscow City Court was unable to begin hearing the appeal in the economic case of Sergei Furgal because the defendants had not been presented with the official record, and one of them—the former deputy head of the Khabarovsk Krai government, Yuri Zolochevsky—can no longer afford a lawyer. According to Furgal, he was only notified of the hearing the day before, while accountant Svetlana Osipenko stated that her testimony had disappeared from the record.
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11:07
The Southern District Military Court has delivered its verdict for Ruslan Asanov, Remzi Nimetulaev, Seydamet Mustafayev, Amtekhan Umerov, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, and Eldar Yakubov. The court found them guilty under articles relating to organising and participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation, attempted participation, and the violent seizure of power (Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 205.5, Part 1 of Article 30, Article 278 of the Criminal Code).
11:07
A magistrates’ court has fined blogger Ekaterina K. 30,000 rubles (approximately US$330) under the article on “abuse of freedom of mass information” (Part 9, Article 13.15 of the Administrative Offences Code) for posting a screenshot of a 2018 Roskomnadzor message about lifting restrictions on Telegram. According to Roskomnadzor, her post could have misled readers and led to mass unrest.
10:48
The Adler District Court in Sochi has sentenced a 46-year-old local resident to 12 days’ administrative arrest under the article on demonstrating banned symbols (Part 1, Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). According to the police, the woman posted photos featuring the symbols of a banned organisation on her social media page.
10:40
A criminal case has been opened in Arkhangelsk region against a 48-year-old resident of Severodvinsk under the article on public justification of terrorism on the internet (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man posted comments on a video hosting platform in support of the actions of foreign paramilitary groups; he has been taken into custody.
09:10
On 21 October, the Central District Court of Kemerovo placed in custody a man and a woman from Topki, accused of sabotage. According to investigators, the woman conspired via a messenger app with an unidentified individual and involved the man in organising acts of sabotage in exchange for payment.
08:55
Valery Kachin, a scientist convicted of “treason,” has announced a dry hunger strike in Detention Centre No. 1 in Udmurtia, stating that he has been physically abused by detention centre staff. According to Kachin, he is in an emaciated state and weighs 60 kilogrammes at a height of 182 cm.
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08:17
The Cherepovets City Court handed down suspended sentences to two city residents, aged 32 and 18, in a case concerning the repeated display of banned symbols online (Part 1, Article 282.4 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to the court, the men posted images and videos featuring Nazi symbols and the symbols of extremist organisations on their social media pages and channels.
04:38
In Khabarovsk, a major city in Russia’s Far East, a criminal case has been opened against a 35-year-old man under the article on financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code) for transferring money to an account linked to an organisation recognised as extremist. The man is currently under a travel restriction order.
01:09
On 12 September 2026, the Nalchik City Court fined Diana Indreeva two thousand roubles (about US$22) under the article on mass distribution of extremist materials (Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The case was triggered by the sale of banned religious literature; the court ruled that the book should be confiscated and destroyed.
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On 2 October, the Gorodets District Court in Nizhny Novgorod Region fined Ivan Khakhulin 10,000 roubles (approx. US$110) under the article on inciting hatred or enmity (Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Code). The case was prompted by a post on VKontakte containing a video and text which, in the court’s opinion, used a derogatory term for citizens of Russia.
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22:18
Donald Trump has asked Putin to release the American citizen Stefan Hubbard, who was sentenced in Russia to 6 years and 10 months in a penal colony on charges of mercenarism. According to the investigation, Hubbard had been living in Ukraine, took part in the territorial defence forces, and admitted guilt in court.
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The Vologda Regional Court has sentenced in absentia the founder of the 'Immortal Barrack' project, Andrey Shalaev, to one year in an open prison colony for a post about the great-grandfather of Governor Georgy Filimonov, who was an NKVD officer. The case was initiated following a complaint from the governor’s mother, and the publication mentioned the great-grandfather’s role in the operation to deport Chechens and Ingush, as well as his work in the NKVD, MGB, and KGB.
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The 2nd Western District Military Court has sentenced 27-year-old Aleksandr Maslov from Nizhny Tagil, a major city in the Urals, to 13 years in prison on charges of attempted high treason and involvement in a terrorist organisation. According to investigators, Maslov attempted to join the “Russian Volunteer Corps” and twice tried to travel to Ukraine. He was detained on 18 September 2025 at Vnukovo airport.
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19:53
David Fedorov, a 19-year-old resident of Cheboksary—a regional city on the Volga River—was killed in the war in Ukraine after he was forcibly made to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defence in May. According to his mother, he was detained in the street, beaten, and then sent to the front, where he died in July.
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19:22
The court sentenced Nina Tseluyko to 16 years in prison and a fine of 500,000 roubles (around US$5,600), and Marina Zdor to 8 years and a fine of 300,000 roubles (around US$3,400) in a case concerning the preparation of terrorist attacks in Mikhailovka, Zaporizhzhia region. According to investigators, from February to June 2024, they took part in a terrorist organisation and gathered information about Russian military personnel, and also attempted to transfer explosives for the manufacture of explosive devices.
15:55
On 19 October, a court in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city in Russia’s Far East, fined rally organiser Suzanna Aboeva 10,000 roubles (about US$100) for violating the regulations for holding a public event (part 1, article 20.2 of the Administrative Offences Code). After the rally, an officer from the Centre “E” called another participant, Irina Salyakhova, and invited her for a conversation.
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