Dmitry Fomintsev

Chief editor of the Ekaterinburg-based newspaper TochkaNews. In his Telegram channel, he regularly speaks out about the Russian authorities and the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church. In January 2024, Fomintsev's home and newspaper office were searched in a case of offending religious feelings. During the arrest, the journalist was placed face down in the snow and handcuffed. It was reported at the time that he was in the status of a witness. It's My City wrote that the detention was carried out by the "Orthodox Special Forces," a unit that guards churches and other religious buildings. RusNews wrote that the criminal case was opened after denunciations of Fomintsev's posts about Metropolitan Evgeny Kulberg of Ekaterinburg and Verkhotursk. In June, Fomintsev said that he had been moved to the status of an accused, according to his information. In November 2024, Fomintsev announced the closure of TochkaNews.

In July 2025, Fomintsev was added to Rosfinmonitoring's list of extremists and terrorists, with a notation placed with the names of those prosecuted under terrorist articles. On 22 July, Fomintsev said that a case of justification of terrorism had been opened against him. The reason was his comment, "a dog's death", to the news article about the murder in Moscow of Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, who headed the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops of the Russian Armed Forces.