
The Basmanny Court of Moscow sentenced the defendants in the case to sentences ranging from 8.5 to 12.5 years in prison.
AI-generated summary
The defendants in the case were found guilty under Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for receiving a bribe on an especially large scale from contractors.
Convicted former high-ranking employees of Russian Railways received bribes amounting to over seven million rubles, the FSB of Russia reported.
In October 2025, the Basmanny Court of Moscow imposed sentences from 8.5 to 12.5 years on the ex-deputy head of the Central Directorate of Purchasing and Supply of a branch of Russian Railways OJSC, Oleg Kirillov, the former first deputy head of the Central Directorate of Purchasing and Supply of a branch of Russian Railways, Alexey Savchenko, ex-head of the transport department of the administrative and economic department of the branch. JSC "Russian Railways" Denis Andreev, former deputy director for economics and finance of the administrative and economic department of the branch of JSC "Russian Railways" Denis Streltsov. They were found guilty under Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe on an especially large scale).
The FSB, in a message that the Moscow City Court upheld this verdict without change, clarifies the previously unspecified amount of the bribe.

The Office of the Government of Slovakia and Prosecutor General Maros Zilinka received messages containing threats of physical harm. The threats are addressed to Prime Minister Robert Fico, members of his family and the family of the prosecutor general. Law enforcement agencies are conducting an investigation.

The Perovsky Court of Moscow remanded political scientist Alexander Kynev into custody. He is accused of illegal sale of drugs on a large scale. Lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said that Kynev does not admit guilt and the arrest decision will be appealed.

Ukrainian citizen Igor M. is accused of attacking the Yaroslavl Abbey in Poland with a knife. As a result of the incident, one priest was killed and four others were injured. The accused faces life imprisonment and a psychiatric examination has been ordered.

Polish prosecutors charged 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen Igor M. with murder, attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm after an attack on an abbey in the city of Yaroslav. The accused faces life imprisonment.

Russian Interior Ministry official Sergey Kalinin reported 18 fraud cases involving deepfakes out of over 478,000 total fraud cases between 2025 and mid-2026. Scammers use these technologies to impersonate relatives, officials, and bank staff to steal data or funds.

In Nefteyugansk, a search is underway for a three-year-old boy who left his home in the private sector on Nekrasov Street and did not return. Volunteers and local residents are participating in the search.