Kanakhin Kirill Nikolaevich

In March 2023, the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against Kirill Kanakhin, a former actor of the Luna Theater." "Kanakhin was charged in absentia with committing a terrorist act resulting in death, as well as illegal acquisition and transportation of explosive devices and weapons committed by a group of persons. According to the investigation, the 41-year-old Kanakhin joined the Russian Volunteer Corps in 2022. At first, he fought for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Kherson direction, but already in March 2023, Kanakhin, as part of the DRG, participated in an attack on the Bryansk region, and in May on the Belgorod region. On March 21, he was put on the federal, and then on the international wanted list. On April 10, 2023, the Basmanny Court of Moscow, at the request of the investigation, chose to arrest the former artist from the moment of his detention by Russian law enforcement agencies or his extradition to Russia. In October 2023, the FSB opened another criminal case against the artist. Kanakhina was accused of treason in the form of defecting to the enemy, as well as undergoing training to carry out terrorist activities and participating in a terrorist community - the RDK. On February 26, 2024, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Kirill Kanakhin guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment in absentia. On April 22, 2024, the Appellate Military Court upheld the sentence. Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in early March 2023 regarding an attack by participants of the "Russian Volunteer Corps" on the settlements of Lyubechane and Sushany in Klimovsky district of Bryansk region. According to reports, two people were killed and a ten-year-old child was injured in the attack - he underwent surgery to remove a bullet. The leaders and participants of the banned in Russia terrorist RDK Denis Kapustin (Nikitin), Kirill Kanakhin, Alexander Galanov, Alexey Ogurtsov and Anton Zyryanov were charged by the Russian investigation. They were accused of terrorism, attempted murder of law enforcement officers, undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities, illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, illegal possession of explosive devices and substances, illegal possession of large-caliber firearms, organizing an illegal armed formation or participating in it, illegal crossing of the state border, smuggling of potent and poisonous substances, organizing a terrorist community or participating in it, propaganda of terrorism and robbery. On November 14, 2024, the 2nd Western Military District Court found the defendants guilty and sentenced them all in absentia to life imprisonment. Defendants must spend the first eight years in prison, the remaining ones in a special regime colony. The court also fined Kapustin and Kanakhin 2.5 million and 2 million rubles respectively. The term of punishment will be calculated from the moment of detention on the territory of the Russian Federation or extradition to Russia. In addition, the court satisfied the civil claims of the victims against the convicts totaling 10 million rubles, as well as claims from organizations providing infrastructure for settlements in the Bryansk region, amounting to 3.5 million rubles. The defendants in the case were placed on international wanted list. Earlier in 2023, Denis Kapustin and Kirill Kanakhin were also sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for treason, attempted terrorism, creating a terrorist community, and several other charges. January 28, 2025, the Appellate Military Court left the sentence unchanged. On February 17, 2025, Anton Zyryanov died near Kupyansk.