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30.08.2026
15:49
A criminal case has been initiated against Denis Matveev, an activist from “Ecowatch for the North Caucasus” based in Tuapse, a resort town on the Black Sea. He is accused of organising or participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation (Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). According to activist Vitaly Votanovsky, the investigation alleges that Matveev is connected with the movement “Crimson Wedge—Independent Kuban.” On 21 August, his home was searched, after which Matveev was remanded in a pre-trial detention centre.
13:00
The FSB has stripped Russian citizenship from residents of Stavropol Krai, Adygea, Tver and Chelyabinsk regions, as well as several more people originally from Central Asia and the South Caucasus. According to the security service, they opposed the war in Ukraine and allegedly posed a threat to Russia’s national security.
11:20
The Cheryomushki District Court in Moscow has arrested, in absentia, 26-year-old Karolina Glyanenko from Arzamas on charges of involvement in an “extremist community.” Since 2024, she has been living abroad. Previously, she was declared wanted and added to the list of terrorists and extremists.
11:06
Natalya Polyakova, head of the laboratory at LIU-32 in Krasnoyarsk Krai, refused to sign a consent form to deduct part of her salary for the needs of the war, as demanded by management. After this, she began experiencing conflicts with colleagues, was dismissed, and then was contacted by FSB officers.
10:51
A criminal case has been opened in Ryazan, a city southeast of Moscow, against a 30-year-old local resident suspected of desecrating a memorial plaque dedicated to veterans of the Second World War. According to investigators, on the evening of 1 August, the man tore several portraits from the plaque, after which he was detained.
10:51
In Tomari, in the Sakhalin region, three girls born in 2004, 2008 and 2009 have been charged with petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code) for damaging state and regional flags on the education department building. According to the police, the girls tore down and damaged the flags of Russia, the Sakhalin region, and the Tomari municipal district.
10:49
On 31 July 2026, Magistrate’s Court No. 1 in the Yaysky district of Kemerovo region, a major area in Siberia, sentenced Aleksandr Kuzovatov to 80 hours of compulsory community service on charges of offending religious feelings (Part 1, Article 148 of the Criminal Code). The reason for the criminal prosecution was his comments on social media, which, according to investigators, contained insults to symbols of Orthodox Christianity and Islam.
09:41
In Mytishchi, police detained Yekaterina Grigoryeva and her elderly mother, Elena Fyodorovna, after they tried to prevent a tree from being cut down. The woman, who has a leg condition, was taken away in the boot of a car. According to Grigoryeva, at the police station, an officer grabbed her elderly mother’s leg and dragged her along the corridor. Afterwards, the woman reported feeling worse and an ambulance was called for her.