Head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin…
Head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin reported an increase in the compensation amount for harm caused to victims of crimes this year.
Consensus
- The amount of compensation paid to victims of crimes increased by one-third in the first half of 2026.
- The total compensation paid to victims reached 88 billion rubles.
- The Investigative Committee of Russia has seized assets worth 154 billion rubles from suspects.
- The number of solved crimes committed by organized criminal groups increased by 1.5 times.
- Over 9,300 corruption-related cases were sent to court in the first half of 2026.
- The number of corruption cases sent to court was 17% higher than in the same period of the previous year.
- 2,780 murder cases were sent to court.
- More than 1,000 cases involving serious bodily harm resulting in death were sent to court.
- More than 2,000 cases of violent sexual offenses were sent to court.
- The Investigative Committee is actively working on improving the organization of its activities and combating corruption and negligence.
Points of divergence
- Bастрыкин stated that the use of AI in investigations has accelerated work by hundreds of times compared to manual labor. — vedomosti
- Bастрыкин emphasized that AI cannot replace human investigators. — vedomosti
- Bастрыкин mentioned the use of facial recognition software for matching photos of suspects with video recordings. — vedomosti
- The press service of the Investigative Committee reported that Bастрыкин instructed subordinates to analyze the organization of work and address shortcomings. — interfax
- The press service reported that Bастрыкин ordered measures to prevent negligence by officials and to intensify efforts against corruption in organized forms and new criminal schemes. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Bastrykin stated about the increase in payments to victims in 2026 — Ведомости
- Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia reported that in 2026, victims were compensated for 88 billion rubles of damage — Интерфакс