A resident of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has been charged with murder of two or more people. On February 9, 2014, he opened fire in an Orthodox church. On February 10, 2014, charges were brought against a man who opened fire in a temple in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. He is accused under paragraph “a” of Part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder of two or more persons).

A resident of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk opened fire in an Orthodox church. There are killed and wounded. On February 9, 2014, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a man opened fire from a gun at the Church of the Ascension of Christ. Two were killed - a nun and a parishioner, and six more people were injured. The man fired several shots at the icons. A criminal case has been initiated. Sources The shooter from the Sakhalin temple was charged // Lenta.ru. 2014. February 10.

In January 2014, employees in different regions of Russia police detained Jehovah's Witnesses during their field service. From January 1 to January 31, the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia recorded 11 such cases.

In January 2014 law enforcement officials several times they tried to interfere with the worship of Jehovah's Witnesses. On January 5, in Karachev, Bryansk region, police officers At the end of the service, they detained those gathered and did not let them out until checked the lease. Written explanatory notes were taken from three of the believers due to large crowds. After that, the police examined cabinets with religious literature, without having the appropriate permission.