Personal Information
- Birth date
- 6 окт. 1967 г. (58 years old)
- Special circumstances
- blogger
- Notes
- traveler, organized car tours around Russia
Kursakov Igor Aleksandrovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- Detention date:
- 26 авг. 2022 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205 CC RF Part 2 Clause a, Art. 30 CC RF Part 1, Art. 223.1 CC RF Part 1, Art. 222.1 CC RF Part 1, Art. 205 CC RF Part 1, Art. 30 CC RF Part 1, Art. 223.1 CC RF Part 1, Art. 205 CC RF Part 1
- Sentence:
- нет информации, 19 лет строгого режима
- Estimated release date:
- 24 авг. 2041 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, Azov, Sabotage, Azov, War-related
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 3 окт. 2022 г.
Case Description
In Kaliningrad at the end of August 2022, a 54-year-old local resident, a well-known traveler originally from Udmurtia, Igor Kursakov, was detained. It is alleged that during a search of his apartment, a homemade explosive device with a power of about 5 kg in TNT equivalent, components for making IEDs, propaganda literature and symbols of a banned organization were found, and his phone contained correspondence with active participants of the "Azov" battalion." Kursakova was accused of preparing a terrorist act and the illegal manufacture and storage of explosives and explosive devices. According to the version of the security forces, the man "nurtured" intentions to commit sabotage and terrorist acts against objects of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy and military personnel, as well as the Khrabrovo airport." According to instructions from 'Azov' 'coordinators' located in Ukraine, he allegedly planned to carry out sabotage and terrorist acts in order to then leave for Ukraine. On August 26, 2022, the Central District Court of Kaliningrad sent the man to a pre-trial detention center. June 21, 2024, the Baltic Fleet Military Court found Igor Kursakov guilty, the size of the punishment is unknown. On October 2, 2024, the Appellate Military Court upheld the sentence. He also thought that he could identify the provocateur so that the security forces would detain him. In the opinion of the FSB, he passed information to representatives of Ukrainian intelligence that "could be used against the security of the Russian Federation. On June 21, 2024, the Baltic Fleet Military Court found Igor Kursakov guilty and sentenced him to 14 years in prison, 1 year of restriction of freedom and a fine of 300 thousand. rubles. Taking into account the previous sentence, the court imposed a final punishment of 19 years of imprisonment and a fine of 400 thousand. rubles and 1 year of restriction of freedom. Kursakov must spend the first three years of his sentence in prison, and the rest of the term in a strict regime colony. On June 6, 2025, the Appellate Military Court upheld the sentence.
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