In Yakutsk, the SVO officer “Nightmare” is on trial. Yakutsk resident Alexander Stepanov, nicknamed Nightmare, became a defendant in five criminal cases. In the summer of 2024, after another extension of his arrest, Stepanov went to war in Ukraine. The first of a series of cases against a Yakut citizen was opened in July 2022: he broke the jaw of a bar visitor. Six months later, in February 2023, he stole a car from a taxi driver who refused to carry a conflicting passenger.

Its owner Elena Kalashnikova wrote about the upcoming closure of the “Own Room” store last week; the publication 7×7 drew attention to the post. Its owner Elena Kalashnikova wrote about the upcoming closure of the “Own Room” store last week; the publication 7x7 drew attention to the post. According to Kalashnikova, running a book business has become more difficult , including due to censorship and pressure from the authorities.

What is known at this time. From May 12 to May 15, kindergartens and schools are closed in the city. Lessons will be taught remotely. On May 11, a meeting of the regional emergency commission was held in Irkutsk. Five tons of drinking water were sent by plane from Irkutsk to Bodaibo. Another 1.5 tons arrived from Kirensk by Mi-8 helicopter. They announced a preliminary date for water supply to the city - the morning of May 12.

Some have published information on their websites. An employee of one of the republic’s kindergartens reported about the letter to the editors of People of Baikal. She asked that her name and kindergarten number not be used. On May 7, a letter was sent to the kindergarten’s e-mail purportedly from an employee of the representative office of the Republic of Sakha under the President.

The circumstances of the recruitment and death of 23-year-old Valery Averin were established by journalists from the BBC Russian Service. A final-year student at the Buryat Republican College of Construction and Industrial Technologies signed a contract on January 3, graduated as a “UAV operator” by March 24, and was already dead on April 6.

Fellow party members of Grigory Gribenko, who was detained after serving 12 days of arrest, confirmed that a second administrative case was opened against him under the article on the use of “narcotic or psychotropic substances without a doctor’s prescription.” Now Gribenko is serving a 10-day arrest in a special detention center in Irkutsk and is due to be released on May 17 after 16.00 local time. Gribenko was detained for the first time on April 23.

A 63-year-old doctor from Irkutsk was sentenced to five years for one comment on YouTube. In April 2025, anesthesiologist-resuscitator Svetlana Burim from Irkutsk wrote a comment under a video on YouTube. A year later, for this comment, a military court sentenced the doctor: guilty of “public justification of terrorism.” For this, the judge only needed one meeting. On May 15, Svetlana will be sent from the detention center to the women’s colony in the village of Bozoi.

Relatives of the victims of the first volunteer detachment "Bootur" from the country's Army Combat Reserve (BARS) accidentally learned about the opening of a memorial in Yakutsk, which took place on May 9. According to them, not everyone was invited to the ceremony.