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Police Arrest Man Suspected of Kidnapping and Murdering Boy in St. Petersburg

Volunteer search and rescue teams found the missing boy’s body in a frozen pond in the Leningrad region on Tuesday morning.

St. Petersburg Police Probe Security Guards After Suspected Shoplifter Dies of Asphyxiation

The security guards grabbed and pressed the young man to the ground for several minutes as he shouted that he could not breathe.

As Visa-Free Chinese Tourism Begins, Russians Reluctantly Welcome the Influx

The return of tourists from China is being welcomed by Russia’s struggling tourism industry even as it revives familiar frictions with locals.

St. Petersburg Opens First 2 Stations on New Metro Line

Work on the Krasnoselsk-Kalininskaya Line began in 2015 and is expected to continue through the end of the decade, with officials planning to complete...

St. Petersburg High Schooler Stabs Teacher Over Bad Grade, Police Say

Both the teacher and the student were taken to the hospital, where they were reported to be in serious but not life-threatening condition.

Mobile Internet Issues Continue in St. Petersburg Despite Lifted Drone Threat

Russia’s big three telecom providers said the outages were outside their control.

Vice President of Putin’s ‘Personal Cashbox’ Jailed 8.5 Years for Bribery

Igor Andreev was arrested in March 2024 after police investigators said they caught him receiving part of an illicit payment tied to a real estate development...

Released St. Petersburg Street Musician Reportedly Flees Russia

Authorities in St. Petersburg released street musicians Diana Loginova and Alexander Orlov after a month in custody, local outlet Fontanka reported Sunday...

Pro-Kremlin Activists Harass Polish Ambassador in St. Petersburg

Ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski was walking to the Catholic Church of St. Catherine on Sunday when a crowd surrounded him and began shouting, Polish media...

‘Carousel Arrests’: Inside Russia’s Tactic for Keeping Detainees Locked Up

The St. Petersburg street band Stoptime's members are the latest people to face repeated administrative arrests in Russia.

St. Petersburg Deploys AI Patrols to Spot Hazardous Icicles

The new system, known as Gorodovoy, consists of eight vehicles that patrol the city and scan buildings as they pass.

St. Petersburg Street Musicians Detained for Third Time

Alexander Orlov and Diana Loginova had just finished back-to-back 13-day administrative arrests for organizing an unsanctioned gathering.

St. Petersburg Authorities Seize Instruments in Crackdown on Street Music

The raid comes amid a wave of police actions against musicians and supporters of Stoptime.

St. Petersburg Man Arrested Over ‘Satanist’ Symbols

According to the court, Repin was arrested on Nov. 1 for carrying a goblet with a pentagram on it.

St. Petersburg Street Musician Jailed Again Over Viral Anti-Putin Performance

Members of the group Stoptime were arrested shortly after being released from their first sentences.

Police Foil Attempted Kidnapping of Zenit Midfielder in St. Petersburg

One of the suspects claimed the kidnapping orders came from outside Russia, while another claimed he was told it was a “birthday prank.”

St. Petersburg Street Singer Fined Over ‘Foreign Agent’ Song

Loginova denied her guilt and disputed the characterization that her performance carried “political goals.”

Singing These Songs in Russia Could Land You in Jail

Stoptime rose to viral fame this fall with its performances of popular anti-Putin and anti-war anthems in St. Petersburg. Its members are now in jail.

‘You’re Afraid of Poems and Love’: Singer Monetochka Pens Verse in Support of Jailed St. Petersburg Street Musicians

Monetochka read the lines condemning the authorities at a concert in Valencia on Sunday.

Flight Skids Off Runway in St. Petersburg After Emergency Landing

The aircraft, bound for Baku, returned to the airport shortly after takeoff. All 155 passengers were evacuated safely.

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