Thai police arrest 2 Russian men over ‘heinous’ dismemberment of fellow national

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Aidan JonesFebruary 2, 2026 at 01:23 PM

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Thai police arrested two Russian men, Iaroslav Demidov and Dmitrii Maskalev, in Bangkok on Sunday in connection to the murder and dismemberment of fellow Russian national, Mikhail Emelianov. Emelianov's body parts were discovered scattered in scrubland near Pattaya, a city with a large Russian expatriate community. Police believe the crime, described as "heinous," is linked to the victim's debts to criminals. CCTV footage from early January shows Emelianov riding with one of the accused to a housing complex near the crime scene, but he was never seen leaving. The suspects allegedly made multiple trips to the scrubland, transporting the victim's body parts on a moped. Both men have denied the allegations.

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Dmitrii Maskalev ×260% Iaroslav Demidov ×270% Bangkok 70% Mikhail Emelianov ×580% Pattaya ×280% Thailand ×390%

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Thailand

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