Overview
- The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced Vladimir Alexandrov to life in a special‑regime colony for the rape and murder of an 11‑year‑old in Nizhny Tagil.
- Judges also granted a civil claim, ordering Alexandrov to pay 8 million rubles in moral damages to the victim’s family.
- Alexandrov was convicted on counts including murder of a minor combined with rape, sexual violence, and unlawful deprivation of liberty after a closed trial heard by a single judge.
- Investigators say the girl was lured, assaulted, and strangled in August 2024; her body was found in a basement on September 3 and Alexandrov later confessed after being detained in Moscow.
- In Saratov, a 17‑year‑old charged with attempted murder over the October 25 stabbing of a 35‑year‑old woman was remanded in custody until December 26, 2025, as investigators examine motive versions that include possible religious hatred and the regional mufti urges restraint.