In Novosibirsk, the director of a budgetary institution was arrested for a bribe of 1.5 million rubles The director of the Novosibirsk branch of the Research Institute for Animal Protection, Angelika Novikova, was arrested on suspicion of taking a bribe. According to the investigation, from October 2025 to August 2026 she received 1.5 million rubles from the director of a commercial company for creating favorable conditions for her work. The crime was discovered by officers of the Federal Security Service of the Novosibirsk region. Now the issue of choosing contraceptives for Novikova has been decided. She is charged under Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.