Violence against women in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted a pardon to Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, a former policeman sentenced to 20 years for orchestrating the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This decision follows Khadzhikurbanov's involvement in military actions in Ukraine.

Two corpses - of an 18-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man - were found in the area of the Sofia village of Lozen this morning. They were shot.

The investigators are working on the version of murder, a 34-year-old man was detained during the night. He indicated where he hid the bodies. They were found in different places.