Personal Information
- Birth date
- 24 июл. 1977 г. (48 years old)
- Notes
- Composer, graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory named after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, worked at the Tuvan National Music and Drama Theater named after Viktor Kok-ool, staged the children's ballet "Thumbelina" on its stage. He was engaged in deciphering and notating Tuvan throat singing and folk songs in the republic. In March 2023, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tuva.
Sinkin Ilya Vladimirovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Tuva Republic, Saint Petersburg
- Detention date:
- 17 июн. 2024 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205.5 CC RF Part 2
- Case categories:
- Artillery Preparation, Treason, War-related
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 11 июл. 2024 г.
Case Description
In Ulyanovsk in June 2024, a 46-year-old local resident, musician, composer, and First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Tuva Republic Ilya Sinkin was detained. He was accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist community. Sinkin was charged with involvement in "Artpodgotovka, which was recognized as an "extremist" organization in 2017. In 2021, on this basis, the FSB identified a "terrorist organization" consisting of "participants in the Interregional Public Movement 'Artpodgotovka'." The Leninsky District Court of Ulyanovsk placed the man in custody at the request of the investigation. In June 2025, Sinkin's charges were toughened - the article on treason was added. According to the security forces, the man was collecting and transmitting to Ukraine data "on the state of the state border between Russia and Mongolia, as well as on ways of its legal and illegal crossing.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Синкин Илья Владимирович, 24 июля 1977 г. ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Забайкальскому краю, адрес: 672010, Забайкальский край, г. Чита, ул. Ингодинская, д. 1 связь через: ФСИН-письмо; Зонателеком
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