Overview

• Russia’s Justice Ministry updated the registry on September 26, listing Dmitry Zakhvatov, Zinaida Pronchenko, Demyan Kudryavtsev, A.S. Kalitin, and the Independent Literary Prize “Dar.”
• The ministry stated the inclusions were made in accordance with directives issued the same day.
• Law-enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti that a criminal case was opened against Zakhvatov over alleged help in fundraising to buy vitamins for members of the Azov battalion.
• RIA Novosti noted that Russian authorities classify the Azov battalion as a terrorist organization banned in the country.
• The Moscow Bar Association database shows Zakhvatov’s attorney status is currently suspended.