The Director of the Novosibirsk Research Institute for Animal Protection was arrested The director of the Novosibirsk branch of the Federal State Institution "All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Protection" Angelika Novikova was arrested. She is suspected of accepting a particularly large bribe (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Law). According to the investigators, from October 2025 to August 2026, the woman received 1.5 million rubles from the director of a commercial organization "for sponsorship and creating favorable conditions for the organization's activity," the regional department of the Investigative Committee told the Prosecutor's Office. "In the near future, a petition will be sent to the court to choose preventive measures," the department added.

The Director of the Novosibirsk Research Institute for Animal Protection was arrested The director of the Novosibirsk branch of the Federal State Institution "All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Protection" Angelika Novikova was arrested. She is suspected of accepting a particularly large bribe (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Law). According to the investigators, from October 2025 to August 2026, the woman received 1.5 million rubles from the director of a commercial organization "for sponsorship and creating favorable conditions for the organization's activity," the regional department of the Investigative Committee told the Prosecutor's Office. "In the near future, a petition will be sent to the court to choose preventive measures," the department added.