Russia News

Russia wants Alaska back

3-31-2017

Russian nationalists are calling for the territory, Alaska to be returned. “If Russia was in possession of Alaska today, the geopolitical situation in the world would have been different,” Sergey Aksyonov, the prime minister of Crimea said. Russians settled in Alaska in 1784. They set up trading posts and spread their religion. By the 1860s, Russia had lost the Crimean War, and was in a difficult financial position.

Murderer tells police: 'I may be one of Russia's worst serial killers, but I was a good husband'

3-29-2017

A serial killer has told police, “I may be one of Russia’s worst serial killer, but I was a good husband and father.” Mikhail Popkov, the serial killer, also said, “I performed well at work, as a police officer.” Popkov confessed to killing 82 women between 1992 and 2010. Popkov raped almost all his victims: ages 17 to 38. Popkov said, “I have a double life. In one life I was an ordinary person. In my other life, I committed murders.” His wife Elena, and his daughter, Ekaterina, refused to believe he was a serial killer. Ekaterina said, “I do not believe any of this. I always felt myself as 'Daddy's girl'. For 25 years we were together, hand in hand. We both collect model cars, so we have the same hobby. I wanted to be a criminologist, so I read a book with tips of how investigators catch serial killers and there were also basic classifications about murderers.  Daddy doesn't fit any of these classifications - he doesn't look like some maniac. I want to look into his eyes and understand if he really could be that killer.”

St.Petersburg metro explosion death toll rose to 14

4-1-2017

The death toll rose from 11 to 14, which three of them died from their injuries. 11 died on the spot where the explosion exploded,1 died on the ambulance, and 2 died in the hospital. At least 45 people were injured. A suspect has been named as a 22 years old called Akbarzhon Jalilov. The first device exploded between Sennaya Ploschad station and Tekhnologichesky Institute station. The second device was later found at Vosstaniya Square, and is made like a fire extinguisher. It was dismantled quickly. The officials believe a suicide bomber is behind the attack which lead them to radical Islam.