Kuvshinov Dmitriy Vasilevich

On April 6, 2023, at 6 a.m., FSB officers broke into the home of 33-year-old local resident Dmitry Kuvinov with a search in annexed Crimea. lived in the house with his pregnant wife and two young children. Almost immediately, security forces "discovered" a bomb. The man was taken away for questioning. Nothing was known about him for several days. Only on April 22, 2023, the man was charged with illegal trafficking of explosive devices, including using the Internet, by a group of persons by prior conspiracy." On the same day, the court placed him in a pre-trial detention center at the request of the investigation. On the same day, two more people were sent into custody in this case — 23-year-old Alexander Shalygin and 48-year-old Lenura Yagya. They were also accused of illegal trafficking of explosive devices, including using the Internet, by a group of persons by prior conspiracy. Details of their detention and charges are unknown. According to Kuvinov's wife, the investigation accused Dmitry of allegedly being near the railway in the Krasnogvardeysky district around 17:30 on February 23, 2023. According to her, he "could not physically be there." The woman reported that he took the blame under torture so that 'they would not touch her and the children.' On October 5, 2023, the Nizhnegorsky District Court of the Republic of Crimea found the defendants guilty and sentenced Dmitry Kovshinov to 7.5 years in a strict regime colony and a fine of 350 thousand. 5. rubles, Alexander Shalygin - to 6 years of imprisonment with serving the sentence in a strict regime correctional colony with a fine of 300 thousand. 3. rubles, and Lenur Yagya - to 6 years in a general regime colony and a fine of 300 thousand. rubles. July 25, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea reduced Kuvinov's prison sentence by 1 month and the fine by 10 thousand. rubles, the verdict was left unchanged for the other defendants in the case.