
Head of Russian Railways' Rolling Stock Department Roman Khoykhin has been placed under house arrest in a bribery case.
The Cheremushkinsky District Court of Moscow placed Roman Khoykhin, head of the rolling stock department of the Central Infrastructure Directorate of Russian Railways, under house arrest.
According to investigators, between September 2023 and November 2025, he received 12.44 million rubles from the management of the Velikoluksky Railcar Repair Plant. The money was transferred through an intermediary for the opportunity to repair freight cars.
The reward ranged from 500 to 1,000 rubles per car. The plant's general director, Daniil Slesarev, and the intermediary admitted guilt and testified. Khoykhin partially admitted the charges.