Overview
- The Oktyabrsky District Court ordered four suspects — Stepan Miroshin, Samir Pavlov, Rustam Khudaikulov and Vladimir Yakovlev — held in custody until December 25 after they pleaded guilty.
- Police freed developer Sergey Selegen by stopping a Toyota Land Cruiser on Morskaya Street after abductors demanded 10 million rubles and forced him to transfer 210,000 rubles at gunpoint.
- Two days earlier, attackers allegedly tried to seize Zenit winger Andrey Mostovoy outside an upscale grocery store, but he fought back and escaped.
- Authorities say a fifth suspect from Zaraysk was detained, and an alleged organizer — identified as a second‑year university student — was arrested in Kudrovo.
- The case includes charges of kidnapping, attempted kidnapping and robbery, with detainees claiming they received phone instructions, were recruited via anonymous channels, or believed it was a “birthday prank,” assertions not confirmed by investigators.