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All Ukrainian sailors accused of illegal border crossing to stay jailed till late October

Detention of another 11 Ukrainian sailors involved in the case over illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait was on Wednesday extended until late October.

19:01 17.07.2019

Detention of one more FSB officer involved in robbery case upheld

On Wednesday, detention of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) captain Vladimir Urusov, one of the defendants in a case over robbery and 136-million-ruble embezzlement (over $2 million), was upheld, RAPSI reports from the Moscow District Military Court.

18:28 17.07.2019

Moscow court rules 13 Ukrainian sailors to be held in detention for another 3 months

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of 13 Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait until October 24.

16:26 17.07.2019

Appeal against sentence of Repin painting damage case convict to be heard on July 18

The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal filed by Igor Podporin, convicted of damaging Ilya Repin’s painting “Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan 16 November 1581” at the Tretyakov Gallery, against his sentence on July 18.

14:38 17.07.2019

Russian security officer to remain detained in robbery case

The Moscow District Military Court on Wednesday upheld detention of the Federal Security Service (FSB) senior lieutenant Arthur Vlasov charged with assault related to robbery.

13:59 17.07.2019

Russian Finance Ministry to pay detention torture victim $5,000

A court in Chita, a city in Russia’s Trans-Baikal Territory, has ordered the Finance Ministry to pay 300,000 rubles (about $5,000) to ex-inmate Denis Katrin for tortures in detention.

12:13 17.07.2019

Over $500,000 collected from ex-Otkritie top manager in favor of bank

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has ordered recovery of 32.6 million rubles (over $500,000) from ex-deputy board chair of Otkritie financial corporation upon an application filed by the bank.

11:45 17.07.2019

Bankruptcy procedure against Baltiyskiy Bank’s ex-president extended

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has extended bankruptcy proceedings against ex-president of the Baltiyskiy Bank Oleg Shigayev, who stands charged with the 3-billion-ruble ($55 million) embezzlement, for six months.

10:41 17.07.2019

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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