Overview

• His daughter, Yelena Shulepova, announced his death on VKontakte on September 17 without providing details.
• The Federal Penitentiary Service stated he did not die in pretrial detention and said he passed away at the regional clinical hospital.
• Shulepov had been held since May 15, 2024, and suffered a stroke in November 2024 followed by surgeries, including pacemaker implantation.
• An indictment approved in May 2025 alleged 11.3 million rubles in bribe-taking, with additional charges of abuse of office and fraud tied to a housing resettlement program.
• In August 2025 the Prosecutor General’s Office filed a civil asset-recovery suit, and courts froze 49 properties, corporate stakes, and funds linked to 14 defendants.