Arrested Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan has been hospitalized due to a sharp deterioration in his health. According to his lawyer, Zaruhi Postanjyan, Ghukasyan fell ill in pretrial detention and was taken to the Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center. According to preliminary reports, he has been diagnosed with diabetes. There were earlier reports of nutritional problems following his arrest.
Ingushetia and Chechnya are among the top ten regions with the lowest crime rates
According to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the first nine months of 2025, the fewest crimes were recorded in the Sirius federal territory (457), the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (491), and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (515). Ingushetia (1,530) and Chechnya (2,020) also made the top ten regions, ranking fourth and eighth, respectively.
Among the federal districts, the lowest crime rate was recorded in the North Caucasus Federal District (53,022 crimes), while the highest was in the Central Federal District (298,981 crimes).
In total, almost 1.4 million crimes were recorded in Russia from January to September 2025, a 5.4% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.
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