Overview

• Police carried out the handover at Moscow’s Center for Social Adaptation after locating the man there.
• Irina Volk of the Interior Ministry announced the action on Telegram and served as the official source.
• Volk released a video of the ceremony in which the pensioner says, “Long live Russia!” after receiving the document.
• Officials say they will assist the man in securing recognition as a forced resettler, a status tied to social support procedures.
• RIA Novosti reported the announcement on October 14 following the man’s expulsion by Latvian authorities.