In St. Petersburg, a court fined Daniil Saltykov for publishing comments on a social network approving the activities of the RDK and the Freedom of Russia Legion. In December 2024, it became known that the 1st Western District Military Court issued a verdict in the case of public justification of terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). In the dock was St.

The President signed a decree approving a new Strategy for Countering Extremism in Russia. On December 28, 2024, Vladimir Putin signed decree No. 1124 “On approval of the Strategy for Countering Extremism in the Russian Federation.” At the same time, Presidential Decree No. 344 of May 29, 2020 on the approval of the previous strategy became invalid.

On New Year's Eve, Father Frost and Snegurochka became objects of public controversy. HRC member Kirill Kabanov called on the Mufti of Moscow, who called the mentioned characters “fabulous,” and his followers to leave Russia as they do not share local values. And the communists of Irbit considered it offensive to put on a Santa Claus costume on a monument to Lenin.

On December 25, 2024, a resident of St. Petersburg came to the site on Khudozhnikov Avenue near Poetichesky Boulevard, where the construction of a temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is planned, and doused the construction site with flammable liquid. He didn't try to set her on fire. Soon the would-be arsonist was detained by the police. He turned out to be a 58-year-old previously convicted resident of the Vyborg district of the city.

On December 26, 2024, it became known that in 2024 the authorities of the Vologda region increased funding for the restoration of churches by five and a half times compared to the previous year: from 98.5 million rubles to 543.2 million rubles. “This year, more than 543 million rubles have been allocated for 42 objects. We note an increase in the allocation of funds from the regional budget, last year there were 15 million rubles, this year - 290 million.