In Ulan-Ude, a woman was sentenced to restriction of freedom for murder in self-defense

In the capital of Buryatia, the court found a previously convicted local resident guilty of murder when exceeding the limits of necessary defense. She was given 1 year and 6 months of restraint.

According to the court, in March 2026 during the joint drinking of alcohol between the woman and her friend there was a conflict. The man threatened and beat her.

Trying to stop a friend, the woman inflicted five stab wounds on him. The man died at the scene.

The state prosecution in the case was supported by the prosecutor's office of the Soviet district of Ulan-Ude. The woman was found guilty under article “Murder committed when exceeding the limits of necessary defense”.

The sentence has not yet entered into force.