Explosions

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Defendant in Moscow region convent blast case sentenced to 13 years in jail

A court in Serpukhov, a town in the Moscow region, on Monday sentenced Vladislav Struzhenko, who was found guilty of carrying out the blast on the territory of a local convent, to 13 years in a high-security penal colony.

14:55 25.07.2022

Seven people rescued after gas explosion in Rostov Region – Russian ombudsman

Seven persons were rescued after gas blast in a high-rise apartment building in the Rostov Region on Monday, according to Russia's ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova.

17:23 14.01.2019

Probe opened after gas blast in residence building in Rostov Region

Investigation has been opened after gas explosion in a high-rise apartment building in the Rostov Region that left one individual dead.

11:42 14.01.2019

Putin pardons defendant in Siberian 2007 mine disaster case

President Vladimir Putin has pardoned ex-CEO of the Ulyanovskaya Mine in Siberia, Andrey Funk, sentenced to 6 years in prison in the case over explosion at the enterprise in 2007 that left 110 people dead.

17:38 17.08.2017

Russian student faces up to 2 years in US jail for making explosives

The United States authorities have sent an opinion to a Pennsylvania federal court on the case of Russian Federation citizen Vladislav Miftakhov, born in 1995, who is accused of building bombs without a federal license, in which they are asking for a prison sentence of two years for him. According to case materials in the possession of RAPSI, the defense has no objection.

18:52 05.12.2014

Russian media banned from describing bomb assembly

President Vladimir Putin has toughened the liability for illegal explosives trafficking and has introduced a ban on bomb making instructions in the media. The bill signed by the president was published on the official legal information website on Tuesday.

12:05 25.11.2014

Russian student pleads guilty to making bombs in the US

Russian national Vladislav Miftakhov, 18, a Penn State Altoona student from San Carlos, California, has pleaded guilty to the charge of making bombs without a federal license, AP writes.

11:12 11.07.2014

Russian student charged with manufacturing explosive substance in UK

A magistrate court in London will hear the case of a Russian student, who was arrested under an investigation into the manufacture of a suspicious substance at Newcastle University, on June 23.

11:09 18.06.2014

US defense for Russian student Miftakhov says he only wanted to blow up dirt

Through his court-appointed defense attorney, 18-year-old Russian student Vladislav Miftakhov filed documents Tuesday urging the US federal court adjudicating his case to allow his release pending the upcoming criminal proceedings against him.

13:32 19.02.2014

Ex-police officer charged in high-profile explosion case declared insane

The second psychiatric examination has shown that the former police officer charged with several explosions in Sochi resort-city between 2008 and 2009 is insane.

12:39 22.09.2011