The body of a nine-year-old boy, who went missing on January 30 after getting into a stranger's car, was found near St. Petersburg, and the suspect in the murder was arrested in Pskov on February 2 and confessed to the crime.

The body of a nine-year-old boy, who went missing on January 30 after getting into a stranger's car, was found near St. Petersburg, and the suspect in the murder was arrested in Pskov on February 2 and confessed to the crime.

@meduzalive 03 Feb 2026, 17:02

In St. Petersburg, 38-year-old Pyotr Zhylkin has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 9-year-old Pavel Tifitulin, who went missing on January 30, with his body being drowned. The court has sent him to a pre-trial detention center for 2 months, and files containing child pornography were also found on his computer.

@ostorozhno_novosti 03 Feb 2026, 16:20

The killer of 9-year-old Pasha Tifitulin in St. Petersburg accuses journalists of inflating the situation, which he claims led to bullying of his daughter.

@ostorozhno_novosti 03 Feb 2026, 16:10

38-year-old Pyotr Zhiltin, who kidnapped and killed 9-year-old Pasha Tifitulin in St. Petersburg, monitored news about the child's disappearance and attempted to create an alibi with his girlfriend.

@bazabazon 03 Feb 2026, 09:37

The body of 9-year-old Pasha Tifitulin was found in the Simonovsky stream near the village of Bolshoye Zaborodye, discovered by local residents and volunteers along with his belongings.

@bazabazon 03 Feb 2026, 01:00