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03.09.2026
11:29
In annexed Crimea, FSB officers have detained a Russian citizen born in 1992 who is suspected of planning a terrorist attack at a Ministry of Defence medical facility in Simferopol, the regional capital. According to the FSB, the man was recruited by a Ukrainian intelligence officer. He is accused of state treason, preparing a terrorist attack and the illegal possession of explosives. The court has remanded him in pre-trial detention.
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10:44
A hearing will be held at the Simonovsky District Court in Moscow to decide whether the head of the “House with a Lighthouse” foundation, Lidiya Moniava, will be remanded in custody. The day before, she was charged under Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code for spreading knowingly false information about the army, an offence that carries a sentence of up to ten years in prison.
10:30
The commander of the “Barsy” aerobatics team, Ivan Barsov, has said that he has filed police reports against officials and candidates from one of the political parties for including links to banned social media on their accounts. Earlier, Barsov himself became the subject of administrative proceedings for linking to Instagram, and his father, deputy Yevgeny Barsov, was detained—reportedly for a similar reason.
09:52
Igor Khomechko, a candidate for the State Duma from the Yabloko party, has submitted a complaint to the Murmansk electoral commission after his campaign video was removed from broadcast by GTRK Murman. The commission has accepted the complaint and promised to review it within five days.
09:44
The Armenian authorities have refused to extradite SOTA journalist Ilya Danilov to Russia and have allowed him to return to Georgia. Danilov was detained in Armenia on 1 August at the request of Russia, where he is accused of involvement in the activities of an “extremist organisation” and spreading military “fake news.”
09:33
In Severouralsk, a city in the Urals, a criminal case has been opened against Oleg Neprin, a former inspector of the Denezhkin Kamen nature reserve, for participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation (Part 2, Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and for justifying terrorism (Part 1, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). Neprin is currently in a remand prison; the grounds for the case and the organisation he is accused of involvement with are unknown.
08:32
Authorities are attempting to send 28-year-old conscript Emil Zh. from Abakan, a major city in southern Siberia, to an assault unit, citing a contract which, according to his family, he never signed. His family arranged an expert examination which confirmed the signature was forged, but despite assurances that Emil would be discharged, he continues to be held at his unit.
07:43
The police in Kyzyl identified a publication indicating the organisation of an unauthorised gathering of citizens, and established that it had been posted by a 59-year-old resident of Turan. The woman was issued an official warning regarding the inadmissibility of such actions and was given a preventive talk.
02.09.2026
22:58
A court in the Tula region has fined a 26-year-old resident of Shchyokinsky district under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Offences Code for posting a video in a messenger app with the slogan “glory to Ukraine.” According to law enforcement, the man expressed remorse and recorded an amended video.
11:16
The opposition Ural-based media outlet “Yashcheritsa” has resumed operations after a month and a half break—its author, Bogdan Bukharin, emigrated due to police pressure. The journalist was detained on 14 June in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals; a report on displaying extremist symbols was drawn up (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences), and they were fined 1,000 rubles (approximately US$11).
11:14
Lida Moniava, head of the Lighthouse Home Foundation, was taken to the Investigative Committee for questioning on the morning of 2 September over a case concerning the dissemination of “fake news” about the Russian army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). According to her lawyer, Moniava has not been formally detained, but faces possible charges.
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11:09
The Central District Court of Tyumen fined Alexey Kungurov 30,000 roubles (approximately US$330) under the article on failure to submit information as a “foreign agent” (Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, he did not submit a report to the Ministry of Justice.
11:09
Territorial Electoral Commission No. 27 has issued a warning to Dmitry Khorzov, the Yabloko party candidate, over wording used in his election campaign materials. Khorzov’s leaflets will be sent to law enforcement agencies to check for possible legal violations.
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ЗАКС.Ру
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10:20
In Volgograd, on the morning of 2 September, civic activist Natalya Kuzmina was detained near a school—she is once again accused of organising a protest, which the police interpret as recording a video appeal to the head of the Investigative Committee. According to Kuzmina’s associate Sergei Ostrovsky, the court had previously released her due to faulty case materials, but the police continue to attempt to hold her accountable.
09:15
The Supreme Court is refusing to issue certified copies of the decisions cancelling the registration of the Yabloko party list for the State Duma elections, preventing the party from filing a supervisory appeal. Earlier, on 10 August, the court cancelled Yabloko’s registration, and on 17 August the Appeals Board upheld this decision.
07:29
In Tuva, the largest independent media outlet in the republic, “108 Kanal,” has announced its closure. Correspondent Dolaan Tumat reported that the shutdown was due to circumstances beyond the management’s control.
06:39
67-year-old Olga Chirikova from Novosibirsk region, Siberia, was detained on 18 August at Yekaterinburg railway station, in the Urals, and was later released on a travel ban undertaking. According to the investigation, a criminal case was opened against her for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation, and on 28 August Chirikova was formally charged.
01.09.2026
22:41
The Dzerzhinsky District Court of St Petersburg has sentenced Roman Krotov to a fine of 170,000 roubles (approx. US$1,900) under Part 1 of Article 243.4 of the Criminal Code for damaging the Eternal Flame at the “Revolution Fighters” memorial on 18 February. According to the court, he poured liquid onto the flame, which the court classified as desecration of a military burial site and memorial structure.
21:54
In Moscow, Artem Snegovsky, a State Duma candidate from the Yabloko party, was released from the Maryino police station after a report was filed against him for “discrediting” the army. According to the party, the reason was a post Snegovsky allegedly published in 2022.
19:29
Police detained several dozen people in the forest on the territory of Losiny Ostrov (“Elk Island”) after dispersing those who had gathered at the Hippie Gathering. The whereabouts of those detained are currently unknown.
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