On December 8, in Obninsk, neo-Nazis beat Andrey Bukalo, the guitarist of the Yorsh punk band. On December 8, 2018, in the city of Obninsk, Kaluga Region, neo-Nazis beat Andrey Bukalo, the guitarist of the Podolsk punk band Yorsh. The incident occurred after the group's concert - Bukalo made a remark to four young people who were "shouting skinhead slogans." A dispute ensued, as a result of which the neo-Nazis hit the musician on the head, broke his nose near the lip.

The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chelyabinsk region, through the court, took away the building of the mosque from the Muslims of the village of Muslyumov. 7 December 2018 Kunashaksky the district court of the Chelyabinsk region considered the claim of the Regional Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Chelyabinsk region (related to the Central Spiritual Directorate of Music of Russia) to the imam of the local Muslim religious organization "Mahalla - mosque No.

The Ongudaysky District Court of the Republic of Altai began considering a lawsuit filed by the local prosecutor's office against the Religious Association "Karakol Initiative Group" (the "Aktyan" movement). In the homes of followers of the movement, unauthorized searches are being carried out.

In Inta, a court found 31-year-old R. Khamidullov guilty of inciting ethnic hatred and inciting extremism. On December 7, 2018, in the Republic of Komi, the Inta City Court found 31-year-old R. Khamidullov guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred) and part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism on the Internet). The court sentenced him to 2.5 years of imprisonment with probation and a ban on administering websites for two years.