Overview
- In Primorye, a car carrying three fishermen plunged through Lake Khanka’s ice on December 22, with one man surviving and the other two later recovered dead.
- Regional investigators in Primorye opened a case under Article 109 of the Criminal Code for causing death by negligence following the fishermen’s deaths.
- In Novokuznetsk’s Abagur-Lesnoy, two brothers aged 9 and 14 fell through thin ice on the Tom River on December 21 and died, with a third adolescent alerting adults.
- Kemerovo investigators launched a case under Part 3 of Article 109, while prosecutors began a review of preventive measures for minors and placed the probe under oversight.
- Authorities and meteorological services cautioned that ice remains unstable early in the season, and officials reminded the public that driving onto ice is prohibited and punishable by fines.