Overview

• Local reporting traces the deal to a Telegram post by Dmitri offering 100,000 rubles (about $1,180) for a soul signed over in blood, which 26-year-old Karina accepted.
• Dmitri shared photos of the blood-marked contract online and wrote that he felt like “Davy Jones,” later admitting he does not know what to do with the supposed ‘soul.’
• Karina said the money arrived and that she spent it on Labubu collectibles and a ticket to see folk singer Nadezhda Kadysheva.
• The Russian Orthodox Church condemned the act, characterizing it as choosing evil and urging both participants to repent.
• Most outlets report a 100,000-ruble payment, while a tabloid claim of a multimillion-dollar sum has been contradicted by other sources and remains unsubstantiated.