Overview

• The Kirovsky District Court found Mikhail Volkov guilty under Article 282.3(1) for financing extremist activity and imposed a fine of 300,000 rubles.
• Investigators cited two donations of 1,000 rubles each made on August 5 and September 5, 2021, to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
• Volkov pleaded guilty, expressed remorse, and asked the court to consider his deteriorating health and the loss of his university position.
• Rosfinmonitoring added Volkov to its list of extremists and terrorists, and his lawyer said he was satisfied with the verdict while reviewing whether to appeal.
• His son, opposition figure Leonid Volkov, remains abroad after a June 2025 in‑absentia sentence of 18 years in Russia, with both listed in the extremist and terrorist registry.