Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow MOSCOW, January 13 In 2021, Russian investigators opened over 22 thousand criminal cases on crimes against children — 16.9% more than a year earlier, especially a large increase was recorded in Sakhalin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin told RIA Novosti. «Last year ( data for 11 months) 22047 criminal cases were initiated on crimes against minors, which is 16.9% more than in the same period last year. 11 thousand such criminal cases were sent to the courts, «he said. 
Bastrykin instructed to check the facts of «mining» of schools in Yekaterinburg According to Bastrykin, an increase in the number of cases of crimes against children was noted in Magadan, Saratov, Sakhalin regions. At the same time, there were fewer crimes in the republics of Adygea, Bashkortostan, Karelia, Tatarstan, the Arkhangelsk region and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. “When investigating such crimes, it is important for us not only to restore justice, but also to help the victims overcome the tragedy. And we already have such experience. who were injured as a result of crimes, we managed to help with the assistance of the Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology. We are also supported by the All-Russian children's centers located in the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea, where children also go to recover with our assistance, «added the Chairman of the RF IC. that the existing practice of receiving assistance needs to be further developed at the state level, because technically it is not always possible to fulfill it. Therefore, it is important that assistance is accessible to all victims, and they can receive it promptly. «A unified mechanism for providing such assistance should be developed,» added the head of the RF IC. «Our attitude towards children is not limited to formal frameworks. We try to help victims and in the future, to help ensure that their life develops safely, «- said Bastrykin.
