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Head of children's hiking group caught in avalanche freed from detention

The Murmansk Regional Court released Sergey Smirnov, the leader of a children's tourist group trapped under an avalanche in the Khibiny Mountains, what resulted in the death of a 13-year girl, from detention.

15:20 13.04.2021

Head of children's hiking group caught in avalanche detained

The leader of a children's tourist group trapped under an avalanche in the Khibiny Mountains, what resulted in the death of a 13-year girl, has been detained until May 22.

13:32 26.03.2021

Probe initiated after deadly avalanching in Murmansk Region

Investigators launched a criminal case after avalanche collapse in the Murmansk Region resulted in the death of a minor girl.

12:03 23.03.2021

Probe into Murmansk man accused of attack against police at illegal Moscow rally completed

Investigation into the Murmansk Region’s resident Alexander Glushkov charged with assault on a police officer at an unauthorized rally in central Moscow in winter has been completed.

14:52 19.03.2021

Businessman to spend nearly 5 years in prison for $7 mln embezzlement

A court in the Murmansk Region has sentenced a businessman to 4 years and 10 months in prison for embezzling over 500 million rubles (about $7 mln) of credit funds.

13:26 05.02.2021

Russian investigators run check of death of 14 underwater seamen

The Investigative Committee of Russia is conducting a check over the death of underwater seamen on a scientific and research deep submergence vehicle.

10:48 03.07.2019

Probe opened into $732k embezzlement of Defense Ministry’s property

A criminal case has been opened over unlawful appropriation of the Defense Ministry's property worth over 46 million rubles ($732,000).

18:00 07.05.2018

Russian national sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for hijacking

A court in Russia’s Murmansk Region has sentenced a resident of Apatity to 2.5 years in a penal colony for hijacking of a tracked vehicle and attempted theft.

10:59 16.04.2018

Ex-councilor of Murmansk Region’s governor to go on trial over alleged embezzlement

Investigation into Gennady Shubin, the former councilor of the Murmansk Region’s governor, as well as his alleged accomplices charged with abuse of office and embezzlement of nearly one billion rubles ($17.3 million) has been completed.

11:43 06.04.2018

Russian court detains ex-deputy governor of Murmansk Region

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Murmansk has detained former deputy governor of the Murmansk Region, Igor Babenko, charged with fraud.

14:46 20.10.2017

Russian authorities seize cargo containing $141,000 worth of poached crabs

The Federal Security Service’s (FSB) border officers have seized a cargo of poached crabs valued at around 8 million rubles (about $141,000).

13:52 05.06.2017

Former employees of Russian Drug Control Service to go on trial in fraud attempt case

Four residents of Murmansk, including former employees of Federal Drug Control Service are going on trial for alleged attempt to cash a forged bill of 1 billion rubles ($15.5 million) in one of the region’s largest banks.

10:55 10.06.2016

Russian Supreme Court refuses to overturn fish import ban amid sanctions

Russian Supreme Court dismissed a claim filed by OJSC Murmansk Fish Factory seeking to overturn fish import ban which had been imposed by Russian authorities in retaliation for western sanctions, reads the statement of the court released on Tuesday.

15:01 11.11.2014

Murmansk Fish Factory’s suit over fish imports ban to be considered on November 11

Russia’s Supreme Court will consider on November 11 a claim filed by OJSC Murmansk Fish Factory over a ban on food imports from the EU, US and a number of other Western countries, according to the court’s website.

14:39 09.09.2014

Detained Greenpeace icebreaker to leave Murmansk soon

The Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, will depart Murmansk in northern Russia after spending 10 months at the port, most of that period being held by border officials, Yevgenia Belyakova, the coordinator of Greenpeace Russia’s Arctic program, told RIA Novosti.

16:05 21.07.2014

$90k sought for docking of seized Greenpeace vessel – report

Approximately 3 million rubles ($89,728) in outstanding debt is owed to the Murmansk port authorities for the period that a seized Greenpeace vessel – the Arctic Sunrise – spent docked there following the participation of its crewmembers in an Arctic drilling protest.

11:59 20.01.2014

All 30 Greenpeace activists are being transferred to St. Petersburg

All 30 Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea are currently being transferred to St. Petersburg, Russia's Investigative Committee reports.

11:03 11.11.2013

All 30 Greenpeace activists charged with hooliganism

All 30 Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea have been charged with hooliganism.

15:37 01.11.2013

26 Greenpeace activists charged with hooliganism in total

26 Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea have been charged with hooliganism, environmental law expert for Greenpeace Russia Mikhail Kreindlin told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

12:50 31.10.2013

17 Greenpeace activists charged with hooliganism

17 Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea have been charged with hooliganism, environmental law expert for Greenpeace Russia Mikhail Kreindlin told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

14:51 30.10.2013