Indictment set to be approved against Russian professor accused of student murderA criminal case against the St. Petersburg State University’s history professor Oleg Sokolov, who stands charged with the murder of his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko, has been forwarded to prosecutors for the indictment to be approved.12:25 18.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma passes arms support bill passed in first readingA bill aimed at the development of arms field passed its first reading in the lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday.15:11 05.11.2019
Russian army officers sentenced to prison for online sale of heat vision sightsA court has sentenced three army officers to prison terms ranging from 3 to 5 years for illegal online sale of heat vision sights.10:58 22.10.2019
Interior Ministry seeks to make media stop publishing directions how to craft firearmsRussia’s Interior Ministry has developed a bill envisaging a ban on dissemination of information on crafting of improvised firearms and their main parts via Internet and mass media.16:09 02.10.2019
Website selling combat weapon in Russia blockedA website illegally selling combat weapon has been blocked by the Russian communications agency Roskomnadzor following a relevant court order.17:15 08.08.2019
Five men get prison terms of up to 8 years for weapon smuggling from Europe to RussiaThe Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced five men to prison terms ranging from 5 to 8 years in prison for weapon smuggling from Europe to Russia.17:27 07.05.2019
Russian lowcoster Pobeda ordered to resume weapon transportationMoscow’s Sherbinsky District Court on Friday granted a lawsuit lodged by the Moscow transregional transport prosecutor's office and ordered Pobeda airline to resume weapon carriage.16:39 12.04.2019
Lawsuit against Pobeda airline’s weapon transportation ban set for AprilMoscow’s Sherbinsky District Court will consider a lawsuit filed by the Moscow transregional transport prosecutor's office against Pobeda air carrier over weapon carriage regulations on April 12.14:58 25.03.2019
State Duma deputy chair proposes strengthening of gun controlA deputy chair of Russia’s State Duma Irina Yarovaya has drafted a bill toughening regulations of fire smoothbore weapon acquisition.10:51 21.11.2018
Moscow court extends detention of alleged gang leader PichuginThe Moscow City Court has upheld extension of detention for an alleged criminal group leader Yury Pichugin.15:59 20.09.2018
Russian investigators seek to detain Berezovsky's former security chiefInvestigators have asked the Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow to detain Sergey Sokolov, ex-security chief of late tycoon Boris Berezovsky, as part of a case over ammunition trafficking.17:38 17.01.2018
Bill on exports of Russian weapons passed by State DumaThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill promoting opportunities to export civilian and service weapons on the part of Russian manufacturers.12:33 21.07.2017
National Guard proposes weapon possession ban for citizens convicted of grave crimesRussian National Guard has proposed to deny the right to own weapons for people previously convicted of grave or especially grave crimes or those responsible for crimes committed in state of intoxication.13:56 11.07.2017
FSB recovers large number of firearms, explosives, aircraft gunsThe Federal Security Service (FSB) has busted a large group of weapon traders in Russia, recovering three aircraft guns, fifty-six regular guns, fifteen kilograms of explosives, grenades, mines and ammunition.10:59 27.03.2017
FSB thwarts illicit arms trafficking by mail from US to RussiaA group of Russian nationals has been detained across the country and 19 weapons seized over illicit arms trafficking by mail from the United States.11:55 23.03.2017
Man sentenced for loaning gun to Tsarnaev leaves prison – reportA federal judge of the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston ordered release of Stephen Silva, a friend of the Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev.10:54 23.12.2015
U.S. court upholds 180-month sentence for Belarusian arms smugglerThe United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the 180-month prison sentence for Belarusian national Sergey Boltutskiy convicted of illegal trafficking of high-tech military hardware and conspiracy to commit money laundering.16:57 08.12.2015
New York court refuses to review Victor Bout’s case - lawyerUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday refused to review a case of Viktor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans.11:30 27.10.2015
Russian investigators open case on arms trafficking from EUSt. Petersburg investigators have opened a criminal case on arms trafficking from EU countries against employees of the local department of the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) and five local residents.14:01 14.08.2015
Alleged suppliers of weapons for nationalist group BORN leader to go on trialThree men who allegedly provided weapons to Nikita Tikhonov, one of the founders of a notorious extremist movement BORN, will stand trial in the Leningrad Region.15:12 25.06.2015