Mikhail Slobodyan, who ran over and killed two girls in Revda, is trying to be released from pretrial detention.

      The Yekaterinburg Garrison Military Court has extended Mikhail Slobodyan’s pretrial detention until February 26, 2026. He is accused of a drunk-driving crash that occurred in Revda in October of this year, in which two schoolgirls were killed.

      The investigation insisted on extending his time in pretrial detention, EAN reports. Defense attorney Natalya Bein asked that her client Slobodyan be placed under house arrest because he needs treatment; he recently returned from the special military operation, where he was severely wounded.

      The head of the Revda Union of Paratrooper Veterans, Fyodor Zhelonkin, told EAN that comrades sent the investigators a letter with a positive character reference for Slobodyan. The authors of the letter ask "not to make a monster out of him."

      Recall that 37‑year‑old Mikhail Slobodyan, on the evening of October 27, drove at high speed onto the sidewalk at the intersection of Chekhov and Zykina streets in Revda. He struck three girls and crashed into a shop building. Sisters Kira and Anya, aged 7 and 9, died at the scene; their friend, 11‑year‑old Liza, sustained serious injuries, EAN reminds.

      The man had no prior convictions, but he had previously been caught drunk behind the wheel. The first time his license was revoked; the second time he refused to undergo a medical examination, and the case was not pursued because he left to join the special military operation (repeat drunk driving carries criminal liability).