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04.09.2026
13:20
16-year-old Vitalina Prening from Novosibirsk, a major city in Siberia, has been added to the Rosfinmonitoring register of terrorists and extremists—she is facing charges of attempted terrorist act (Part 1, Article 30; Part 1, Article 205 of the Criminal Code). According to Sibirsky Express, a criminal case has also been opened under the articles for participation in a terrorist organisation (Part 2, Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and undergoing training to carry out terrorist activities (Article 205.3 of the Criminal Code).
13:20
A court in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has fined the New Time Foundation 300,000 roubles (approximately US$3,250) for failing to submit reports to the Ministry of Justice for the third and fourth quarters of 2025 (part 2 of article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to representatives of the foundation, following the tightening of the ‘foreign agent’ legislation, the organisation is unable to access funds in its special account.
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13:13
In Moscow, a criminal case has been opened against Ekaterina Kotrikadze for evading obligations stipulated by the legislation on “foreign agents” (part 2 of article 330.1 of the Criminal Code). Earlier, a court sentenced her in absentia to eight years in prison under the article on spreading false information about the Russian army.
12:54
The Supreme Court has definitively removed the Yabloko party from the elections to the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly due to issues with the authority of its financial representative and the submission of a financial report. Party representatives claim they corrected the error in the documents, but the electoral commission did not give them the opportunity to defend their rights.
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12:30
Darya Bunkova and Nabi Balabekov left Russia after being arrested for taking part in a rally in support of the Yabloko party—their detention took place on the day of their appeal, and they were then sentenced to 10 and 15 days’ arrest for “an unauthorised rally” and “blocking the pavement and the roadway.” According to Darya, she was threatened during her detention, while force was used against Nabi and he was threatened with a weapon.
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12:20
The Zaporizhzhia Regional Court, established by the occupation authorities, has sentenced 64-year-old journalist Iryna Levchenko from Melitopol (a city in southern Ukraine) to 15 years in a penal colony on espionage charges. According to the court, she allegedly passed information about Russian ministries and security agencies to the Ukrainian special services.
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12:00
The Second Court of Appeal has upheld the registration of Yabloko candidate Anton Kostik for the elections to the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly. Deputy Andrey Malkov attempted to disqualify Kostik from the election, claiming he held foreign financial assets, but the court rejected this claim.
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11:52
On Red Square, the father of 11-year-old Ira and Polina Poteikhina was detained. Together with his wife, he has been campaigning for their daughters with SMA to be given the original drug Spinraza instead of the Russian generic. The man was detained after he took a photo of his wife holding a placard near the Kremlin walls. The reason for his detention is not yet known.
11:44
The Southern District Military Court has sentenced five participants in the attempted escape involving hostage-taking at Remand Centre No. 1 in Rostov on 16 June 2024 to prison terms ranging from 21 to 29 years, part of which will be served in a high-security prison. According to investigators, the detainees attempted to escape on the day of Eid al-Adha, took two remand centre employees hostage and made demands of the authorities.
11:36
The Perm Regional Court has overturned the decision of the Leninsky District Court of Perm, which had ruled the actions of the electoral commission unlawful, and has denied the registration of a candidate for the Perm City Duma elections. An appeal against this decision is planned to be filed with the cassation court.
11:32
In Adygea, a new criminal case has been opened against a convicted person serving a sentence in a penal colony, under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organisation (Part 2, Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, since June 2025 they have demonstrated allegiance to the movement and expressed support for its activities.
11:31
In Sevastopol, investigators have completed a criminal case against a 16-year-old local resident accused of participating in the activities of an organisation designated as terrorist (Part 2, Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in February 2026 the teenager subscribed to thematic channels on Telegram, studied the ideology, corresponded with a handler, and was given an assignment to photograph sites in the city.
11:12
In Kaluga region, a 17-year-old resident of the Kirov district has been detained on suspicion of inciting hatred against law enforcement officers due to posting a track and an image on social media. A criminal case has been opened against the teenager under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code, and the court has placed them under house arrest.
10:31
The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has received an administrative case against Yury Dud, who has been included in the register of “foreign agents” by the Ministry of Justice. He is accused of violating the regulations governing the activities of a foreign agent (Part 2, Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences).
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10:31
The Lefortovo District Court in Moscow has received administrative materials concerning Yury Dud under Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences for violation of foreign agent activity regulations. Dud was previously added to the register of ‘foreign agents.’
10:10
At the beginning of September 2026, Putin once again rejected the possibility of imminent mobilisation at press conferences in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, and at the Eastern Economic Forum, describing related rumours as an “information attack.” Despite these official statements, detentions of men for the purpose of forcing them to sign contracts continue in various regions, while experts and human rights defenders note an increase in covert mobilisation efforts and a rise in protest sentiment among the families of those mobilised.
10:10
FSB and Interior Ministry officers carried out searches at the Kazan OSVR. Criminal and administrative cases have been initiated under extremism-related articles.
10:09
A criminal case has been opened in Kaluga region against a 15-year-old resident of the Kirovsky district under the article on inciting hatred or enmity (clause “a,” part 1, article 282 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in January 2026 they published a song on social media which an expert opinion deemed extremist, and the teenager was placed under house arrest.
10:02
The electoral commission in Vladimir Region has banned Alexey Firsov, the Yabloko party candidate, from distributing campaign materials, sending them to the prosecutor’s office for an extremism check. According to Firsov, the commission’s decision has blocked the distribution of all his materials until the start of the elections.
09:49
In Kostroma, a local advertising agency refused to display campaign banners for Yabloko candidate Andrei Tarasov due to a ban imposed by the mayor’s office, explaining that all available spaces were occupied with information about the “special military operation.” In Vladimir Region, the Election Commission asked the prosecutor’s office to check the campaign materials of Yabloko candidate Alexei Firsov for extremism, and during the review the distribution of the campaign has been suspended.