The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced 25-year-old Andrei Byzov to 18 years in prison on charges of preparing for a terrorist attack, justifying terrorism on the Internet and participation in a terrorist organization. This was reported by the press services of the court , the Moscow prosecutor's office and the Investigative Committee . The accused will have to spend the first five years of his sentence in prison, and the remaining term in a maximum security colony.

The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced 30-year-old resident of the Bryansk region Sergei Krutko to 1.5 years in a general regime colony in the case of justifying terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code), the court’s press service reported . Judging by the court file, the defendant could be sentenced on January 23.

The Supreme Court of Udmurtia sentenced a 44-year-old resident of the city of Mozhga to 18 years in prison in a case of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code), the press services of the prosecutor's office and courts of the region reported. The accused, whose name has not been disclosed, will have to spend the first three years of his sentence in prison, and the remaining term in a special regime colony, since he has already been convicted before.

Photo: TASS Several Russian media outlets quietly changed their headlines about the number of unemployed soldiers who had returned from the war in Ukraine, independent outlet Faridaily has reported. References to 250,000 people were replaced with the a more vague phrasing “tens of thousands”. On December 23, 2025, Sergei Novikov, head of the presidential department for public projects, said that around 250,000 soldiers who had returned from the frontlines were not employed anywhere.

The Krasnorechensky Garrison Military Court of the Khabarovsk Territory fined Maxim Kildyushkin, a participant in the war in Ukraine, 180 thousand rubles in a criminal case of assault (Article 116 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona drew attention to the published text of the verdict dated September 23. It follows from the resolution that Kildyushkin drank alcohol in the Khabarovsk district named after Lazo.

The UK Financial Sanctions Implementation Authority (OFSI) has fined the Bank of Scotland for violating the sanctions regime against Russia. The corresponding document was published on the website of the country's government, RBC noted . The decision concerns the UK-registered subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group (LBG). The fine is 160 thousand pounds sterling, or approximately 218.6 thousand dollars.

In Moscow, after denunciations from pro-government activists, the premiere of the play “Democracy” based on the play by Joseph Brodsky was canceled. According to the publication Beware, News, those who bought tickets received a letter about the cancellation of the performance “for technical reasons.” The premiere of the play was supposed to take place on Wednesday, January 28, in the parking lot of the Europolis shopping center in the capital's Rostokino.

Several Russian publications changed the headline about the number of unemployed military personnel who returned from the war in Ukraine, Faridaily noted . In particular, the mention of 250 thousand people was replaced with the phrase “tens of thousands.” The head of the Presidential Directorate for Public Projects, Sergei Novikov, said on December 23, 2025 that about 250 thousand military personnel who returned from the front are not employed anywhere.

The 235th Garrison Military Court sentenced from 14 to 19 years in prison to six defendants in a bribery case (Article 290 of the Criminal Code) for dismissing the case against the managers of the computer components distributor Merlion. This was reported by RIA Novosti and Kommersant . The defendants in the case were also accused of falsifying evidence (Article 303 of the Criminal Code) and organizing a criminal community (Article 210 of the Criminal Code).

The 2nd Eastern District Military Court sentenced 26-year-old Timur Peletskis from Irkutsk, accused of sabotage and treason, to 22 years in prison. The press service of the court reported this. Peletskis will have to spend the first five years in prison, and the rest of the term in a maximum security colony.

Kostroma resident Roman Gribov spoke about torture at the FSB after being detained because of two comments. The man has been in a pre-trial detention center for about six months on charges of calls for terrorism and extremism, OVD-Info reports with reference to Alexey Gribov, the brother of the accused.

The Russian authorities are using the capabilities of Interpol to persecute oppositionists abroad. This was reported by the BBC and the French publication Disclose with reference to documents provided by an informant from the international criminal police organization. As journalists write, over the past ten years, Interpol's independent internal complaints department has received more complaints against Russia than against any other country.

The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved a list of 15 representatives of the Platform of Russian Democratic Forces.

Judge of the Central District Military Court in Yekaterinburg Igor Solomko sentenced 47-year-old resident of the city of Balashov in the Saratov region Eduard Markov to 3.5 years in a penal colony for attempting to set fire to an MTS communications tower. Mediazona became aware of this. The court changed Markov's article of accusation. Initially, the man was accused of committing a terrorist attack; the prosecutor's office asked to sentence him to 12 years in a maximum security colony.

A court in France sent into custody the captain of the oil tanker GRINCH , who is under sanctions and previously detained by the French military. As reported by Le Monde and BFMTV , citing the Marseille prosecutor's office, the arrested person is an Indian citizen, he is 58 years old. The man's name has not been released. The crew of the tanker also consists of Indian citizens, all of them remain on board for now, the French agency clarifies.