Overview

• The state prosecutor asked the Kirovsky District Court in Yekaterinburg to fine Volkov 600,000 rubles for financing an extremist organization under Article 282.3.
• The case is based on two transfers of 1,000 rubles each to FBK on August 5 and September 5, 2021, which Volkov acknowledged in court.
• The court scheduled the next hearing for October 2 with plans to announce the judgment on October 2 or 3.
• The 69-year-old mathematician remains under a travel restriction and is listed by Rosfinmonitoring as an extremist and terrorist.
• FBK was designated extremist in 2021, and journalists have documented at least 76 similar prosecutions of donors nationwide, with most outcomes resulting in fines.