In the Central African Republic, journalist Orkhan Dzhemal died, from 2009 to 2015, writing for the Russian Forbes, camera operator Kirill Radchenko and director Alexander Rastorguev. They filmed a documentary project on the work of a private military company.
In St. Petersburg, the head of the "Administration of the Northern Sea Route" Dmitry Smirnov was arrested. Putin's adviser Igor Levitin and Deputy Transport Minister Viktor Olersky may also be involved in the case.