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21 July 2026ReviewLitigationOrenburg Oblast
A member of the Orenburg city council is on trial for organising the murder of several people
Alexei Kuzmin, a United Russia member, is linked to the Orenburg "gang of hitmen"
15 July 2026ReviewAbusesLitigation
The Orenburg city council deputy is on trial for the murder of several people
In 2021 Kuzmin became the wealthiest deputy on the city council, with a declared income of 132 million roubles.
8 June 2026NewsLitigationPressureKurgan Oblast
The only Communist in the Kurgan city duma has been stripped of his mandate twice
At an extraordinary session, deputies had to urgently amend a resolution that had already been adopted
24 April 2026ReviewAbusesLitigationOryol Oblast
A deputy of the Oryol Oblast Council attempted to bribe an FSB officer in order to keep his ex-wife under surveillance
Sergei Tushkov was found guilty of bribing an official and fined 3.2 million rubles
17 April 2026ReviewAbusesLitigationFraudTula Oblast
Former senator from Tula sentenced to 10 years in a penal colony for organising a murder
Dmitry Savelyev went from paramilitary guard and combat veteran to organiser of electoral fraud, and then of preparation for murder
16 April 2026ReviewAbusesLitigationCity of St Petersburg
A St Petersburg deputy, Alexander Malkevich — Prigozhin's media mercenary who smeared Russian independent observers — will stand trial
Aleksandr Malkevich charged with embezzlement on an especially large scale
15 April 2026ReviewPressureAbusesLitigationChelyabinsk Oblast
Pasta monster: how the billion-rouble assets of a deputy and former governor ended up under the control of the Patrushev family
The criminal case against Mikhail Yurevich, the former principal owner of the Makfa agricultural holding, has been referred to court