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Yuri Zakharenko
Military
Under house arrest
Moscow
Biography
Colonel of the Directorate of Troops Service and Military Service Security of the Ministry of Defence. In January 2025, he was accused of exceeding his official powers due to the fact that he and a colleague had developed a technical specification for the supply of 760 sets of "Strazh" weapon room security equipment, but it did not include a requirement for special GSM modules to meet the Ministry of Defence's requests. We do not consider this prosecution to be politically motivated. In addition, Zakharenko was accused of financing extremist activities because of a donation to the Anti-Corruption Foundation. The colonel
Colonel of the Directorate of Troops Service and Military Service Security of the Ministry of Defence. In January 2025, he was accused of exceeding his official powers due to the fact that he and a colleague had developed a technical specification for the supply of 760 sets of "Strazh" weapon room security equipment, but it did not include a requirement for special GSM modules to meet the Ministry of Defence's requests. We do not consider this prosecution to be politically motivated. In addition, Zakharenko was accused of financing extremist activities because of a donation to the Anti-Corruption Foundation. The colonel claims that he wanted to make sure that he had no subscriptions and sent the money accidentally. He is under house arrest.