Russia's Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin condemned Ukraine's June attack on the Siege of Sevastopol panorama museum in Crimea as an assault on cultural and spiritual symbols. The drone attack destroyed over 90% of the panorama painting, and a criminal case is being probed.
Ukraine's newly appointed commander-in-chief, Mikhail Drapaty, has been placed on Russia's wanted list following charges by the Russian Investigative Committee for alleged shelling attacks in Donetsk and Lugansk.
Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, stated at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum that Western intelligence services and Kiev are involving Russian children in sabotage and terrorist activities, using online platforms for recruitment. He also mentioned a rejected proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility.
Russia's Investigative Committee has opened over 10,000 criminal cases against nearly 2,500 Ukrainian officials and foreign mercenaries since 2014, according to Alexander Fyodorov. Investigations into war crimes, genocide, and Nazism rehabilitation are ongoing, with over 1,000 cases completed against military personnel and mercenaries fighting for Ukraine.
Russia has recovered over 561 billion rubles ($7.4 billion) in unpaid taxes and seized property worth over 354 billion rubles ($4.7 billion) in the last 15 years. Additionally, 37 billion rubles ($488.8 million) were reimbursed to employees in non-payment of wages cases.
Ukraine launched long-range missile and drone attacks deep inside Russia, hitting a military factory in Cheboksary and oil refineries in Samara and Vladimir regions. President Zelenskyy declared a new 'Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces'. Meanwhile, Russia reported arrests in Moscow car bombings and continued attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
President Vladimir Putin vowed that all those responsible for the attack on Starobelsk will be brought to justice, stating that their punishment is inevitable.
Russia's Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin stated that parts of a Starlink antenna and fragments of other UAV components were found at the site of a Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on a college in Starobelsk. President Putin held a meeting on support for victims and the investigation.
Russia's Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin reported to President Putin that Ukrainian forces launched drones from the Kharkiv region targeting a pedagogical college in Starobilsk. The "Madjar's Birds" unit was allegedly involved.
Head of Russia's Investigative Committee in Crimea, Vladimir Terentyev, stated that teenagers committing crimes for Kyiv are motivated by "easy money," not ideology. These crimes, often involving infrastructure damage and arson, are typically carried out by impoverished teens aged 14-17. Over 70 reports and 32 criminal cases were initiated in the first three months of the year.
Russian Investigative Committee completed investigation into former UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace for alleged calls for terrorist activity at Warsaw Security Forum 2025, charging him and placing him on international wanted list.
Russia's Investigative Committee claims Ukrainian forces used four fixed-wing drones to target a college dormitory in Starobelsk, Luhansk region, on May 22. The strike caused a five-story building to collapse, trapping an unknown number of students and staff under rubble.
An An-2 aircraft carrying eight people made an emergency landing in Russia's Siberian region of Sakha due to engine failure. The passengers reportedly left the forest on foot towards their departure point.
The Russian Investigative Committee has discovered the remains of 74 civilians in recently liberated settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic as part of an investigation into crimes allegedly committed by Ukrainian forces. Chairman Alexander Bastrykin held a meeting in Mariupol to oversee the investigation, with forensic experts ordering necessary examinations. Over the past two weeks, investigators have assessed more than 400 objects damaged as a result of alleged crimes by Ukrainian soldiers.
Eight people have died in a fire at a construction site in northern Moscow, according to the Russian Investigative Committee. Investigators are questioning representatives from the construction company, the site manager, and subcontractors involved in the work.
