Yekaterinburg shooter detained in Russia
The former police officer who opened gunfire from the window of an apartment bloc in Yekaterinburg has been detained, a source in the local law enforcement agencies said on Sunday.
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Moscow court fines Facebook $353,500
The Justice of the Peace Court of Moscow’s Tagansky district fined Facebook 26 mln rubles ($353,500) for the refusal to remove prohibited information, the Court’s press service told TASS on Tuesday. "The court …
Crimean police arrest suspect who threatened to detonate school
Crimean police have detained a man who on social media threatened that he was going to blow up a school in an attempt to test just how effectively Russia’s security services operate, a source in the Crimean law enforcement informed …
Ilham Aliyev expresses condolences to Putin over Kazan attack
President of Azerbaijan İlham Aliyev expressed his condolences to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin over the recent shooting in a Kazan school. "Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, I am deeply shocked by the news of the …
FSB detains 16 supporters of neo-Nazi youth gang in Russia
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained 16 supporters of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi youth gang dubbed M.K.U. in nine Russian cities, the FSB said in a statement on Thursday. "The Federal Security Service and the …
Russia’s FSB thwarts terror plot in Tver Region
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled a terror plot targeting a fuel and energy industry facility by a member of the Islamic State, he resisted detention and was eliminated, the FSB Public Relations Center said on Thursday. …
Man who opened fire at law enforcers in Moscow region found dead
The dead body of the man, who earlier opened fire at law enforcement officers in a gated community of Novye Veshki near Moscow, was found in his burnt-out house, a law enforcement source said. "The shooter’s body was …
Man opening gunfire in Moscow region detained
A man who opened gunfire at law enforcers from a private house in the settlement of Veshki outside Moscow has been detained, a source in the law enforcement agencies told TASS on Tuesday. "By now, the shooter has been …
Teenager plotting to kill classmates detained in Russia's Sochi
The Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a student of a lyceum in Sochi, who plotted an attack on his classmates using an explosive device, the FSB Public Relations Center said. "Following a search effort, the FSB in the …
Speed of Twitter slowed down in Russia
The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media, has taken measures to initially slow down the speed of the social network Twitter on 100% of mobile and 50% of desktop devices due to the violation of …
Russia’s FSB detains ISIS fundraisers in Tatarstan, Crimea
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained terrorist financiers in Tatarstan and Crimea, the FSB said in a statement. "The FSB and the Federal Financial Monitoring Service have identified Russian nationals in Crimea …
Russia’s FSB detains terrorist financiers in Novosibirsk and Tomsk
The Federal Security Service (FSB) in Russia’s Novosibirsk and Tomsk regions has detained a Russian citizen and a foreign national in an investigation into the funding of the Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad terrorist group, outlawed in Russia, …
Navalny’s suspended sentence converted to 3.5 years of prison time
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher case has been converted to 3 years and 6 months behind bars. "Despite the preventive measures taken with him, Navalny repeatedly violated his …
Russia sees a surge in terrorism-related crimes
The number of terrorism-related and extremism-related crimes in Russia increased over the past year by almost 30% and more than 40% respectively, according to the report of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs. In …
Russia and U.S. conduct joint operation to prevent cocaine smuggling
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it had conducted a joint operation with the U.S. Department of Justice to prevent cocaine smuggling from South America to Europe; it had seized 330 kilograms of cocaine, mostly in the Moscow …
FSB thwarts tenageer terrorist attack in Russia’s Tambov
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted a terrorist attack in the city of Tambov, the FSB said in a statement on Friday. "The Federal Security Service has thwarted a terrorist attack in Tambov. A Russian citizen …
FSB discovers cache of weapons in Russia’s Volgograd region
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FDB) has discovered an arms cache in the Volgograd region, the FSB said in a statement on Thursday. "Officers of the FSB branch in the Volgograd region discovered a cache of firearms …
ISIS financiers detained in five Russian regions
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained financiers of the Islamic State terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) in five regions of the country, the FSB said in a statement on Monday. "The Federal …
FSB detains 42 underground gunmakers in 12 Russian regions
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has conducted a massive special operation to intercept underground gunmakers, detaining 42 individuals and uncovering 22 clandestine arms upgrading workshops equipped with 3D-printers, the FSB Public …
Black Sea fleet officer arrested for committing high treason
A serviceman of Russia's Black Sea Fleet who worked for the Ukrainian military intelligence was placed into custody in Sevastopol for committing high treason, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday. …
