Stories from Ufa · Russia

Russian President Putin visited the Cemex plant in Bashkiria.

The Ufa football club was issued a 0:3 technical defeat by the KDK (Control and Disciplinary Committee) after failing to play an away game against Askakh-Abarovsk. The club stated that airspace closure due to a drone attack prevented them from playing.

Scientists from Bashkir State Pedagogical University have developed a preparation designed to accelerate seed germination in agricultural crops. The new substance aims to replace chemical stimulants that disrupt soil microbial communities.

The Ufa City Council decided to name a city street after LDPR founder Vladimir Zhirinovsky during a recent meeting. The decision honors the 80th anniversary of the politician's birth. The project was presented by a deputy to the council.

The head of the Goru-Tufar city district administration was detained in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Acting assistant to the head of the Skayer Investigative Department, Ildar Ishbulatov, reported the arrest.

Investigators from the Investigative Committee have conducted searches and interrogations regarding allegations that the Mayor of Ufa, 36-year-old Mavliev, accepted a bribe. Two deputies of the administration head and a sanatorium director are also suspected of abuse of power. Mavliev was detained for 48 hours and his duties are being performed by the first deputy. City services are reportedly operating in their normal mode. The decision was issued by the Sovetsky District Court. Mavliev will remain in custody until July 11, according to the FSB. The plot measures more than 1,300 square meters and is located within a specific territory in Ufa. A prosecutor has requested that a court arrest the mayor of Ufa, Mavleyev, according to reports from RIA Novosti.

Authorities in Ufa are investigating several officials for suspected abuse of power and receiving large-scale bribes. Further details regarding the specific scale of the bribery are still being investigated. Ufa Mayor Ratmir Mavliev has been detained for questioning. Mavliev has held his position since March 2022 and previously led the administration in Nevyansk. The Investigative Committee of Russia (SKR) is investigating an administration head in Ufa for allegedly soliciting a bribe in 2025. The scheme involved the illegal transfer of a land plot exceeding 1,300 square meters located on a sanatorium property. The land acquisition was allegedly funded by the developer and valued at over 13 million rubles. Authorities have conducted interrogations, searches, and seizures, and are deciding on restrictive measures for the suspects.

The head of the Ufa administration, Mavliya, is currently under investigation by the Investigative Committee for Bashkiria. The investigation concerns the sale of a land plot belonging to the Raduga sanatorium. Media reports had previously noted the opening of a criminal case regarding this matter in March. Investigative activities are currently ongoing, according to sources from the Kommersant Tufa building. Information was provided by sources from Kommersant Tufa. Sources from Kommersant reported that a criminal case was initiated in March. Authorities in Bashkiria have detained administration head Mavliya Avtormir regarding the sale of a Raduga sanatorium land plot. The Ufa administration stated it has no information regarding the detention of Mayor Radmir Mauer.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) detained Ufa Mayor Radmir Mavliev and his deputies. Details regarding the specific scale of the bribery are still being investigated. The Mayor of Ufa, Mavliev, was taken to an investigative department for questioning on Tuesday morning. The current mayor of Ufa is 36 years old and previously served as the mayor of Niftekamsk. He will turn 37 in August. Investigative actions are being conducted in Ufa involving Mayor Radmir Mavliev and his deputy, Rustam Khaziev. The Mayor of Ufa, Mavliev, has been detained and taken to the Investigative Committee of the Bashkiria Investigative Directorate. The investigation involves the illegal alienation of a land plot measuring more than 1,300 square meters. The officials allegedly organized the unlawful transfer of a land plot exceeding 1,300 square meters located within a sanatorium territory.