Overview
- A 15-year-old entered the foreign students’ hostel sports hall at Bashkir State Medical University in Ufa on Feb. 7 and stabbed several people before being detained after self-inflicted injuries.
- Two police officers were wounded during the arrest, and Russian federal health officials reported one victim in serious condition and three in moderate condition.
- India’s consular team from Kazan visited the hospital and said the four injured Indian medical students are stable and recovering.
- Investigators have launched a criminal case, with law enforcement pressing charges that include attempted murder of a police officer, and regional prosecutors opened an inquiry into possible prevention failures.
- Local outlets, including the Baza Telegram channel, reported alleged ties between the suspect and a banned neo‑Nazi group and showed a swastika image, but officials have not confirmed a motive.