Russia: Violence against civilians in Yekaterinburg

15 Oct 2026, 20:56 UTC Veracity: not rated Severity: Low

Russian police shoot 17-year-old suspected of setting two patrol cars on fire in Yekaterinburg A police officer in Yekaterinburg shot a 17-year-old while detaining him on suspicion of setting fire to police vehicles, the Interior Ministry’s Sverdlovsk regional directorate told Vecherniye Vedomosti.

Event details

Disorder type: political violence
Event type: violence against civilians
Sub-event: attack
Interaction: state forces
Key actors: Independent
Location: Yekaterinburg
Coordinates: 56.8408, 60.6047
Source platform: rss

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