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Victims of shooting spree in Moscow demand over $106,000 in compensation

Victims and family members of those killed in the shooting spree at the office of a Moscow pharmaceutical company demand 3.5 million rubles (over $106,000) from the gunman Dmitry Vinogradov who stand trial, RAPSI learnt in the Moscow City Court Tuesday.

18:59 27.08.2013

MICEX securities fraud mastermind gets three years in prison

The Basmanny district court of Moscow has sentenced securities fraud mastermind Oleg Kuznetsov to three years in prison and fined him 200,000 rubles (over $6,000), according to a statement released by Russia’s Federal Service for Financial Markets (FFMS).

18:07 27.08.2013

$455k suit against Moscow airport over terrorist attack rejected

The Moscow Presnensky District Court rejected on Tuesday the lawsuit filed by Yelena Krivolutskaya, a victim of a terrorist attack at the Domodedovo airport held in January 2011, on the recovery of 15 million rubles ($ 455.147 million) from the airport.

16:41 27.08.2013

Russia’s Supreme Court refuses to posthumously acquit Soviet secret police official

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has refused to posthumously acquit a former high-ranking Soviet secret police officer of crimes connected with the mass repression and show trials of the 1920s and 1930s, for which he was executed in 1938.

15:02 27.08.2013

Opposition lawmaker to pay $83k to Skolkovo Foundation

Moscow's Gagarinsky District Court has ruled that State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov must pay 2,728 million rubles ($82,776) to the Skolkovo Foundation, Russia's high-tech development center.

10:04 27.08.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025