Pensioner from Magadan accused of financing extremism

A case was opened against Tamara Kryukova under Part 1 of Art. 282.3 of the Criminal Code due to three donations to the banned Anti-Corruption Foundation.

On May 26, 2026, it became known that a criminal case was opened against 69-year-old pensioner from Magadan Tamara Kryukova under Part 1 of Art. 282.3 of the Criminal Code (financing of extremism). The reason for the criminal prosecution was donations to the banned Anti-Corruption Foundation.

As Kryukova herself said, they came to her home with a search on April 2. During the investigation, security forces seized Kryukova’s international passport, phone and savings, as well as her sister’s bank card. According to investigators, in January and February 2022, the pensioner transferred three donations of one thousand rubles each to the account of the Anti-Corruption Fund. The resident of Magadan herself claims that she does not remember anything about these transfers. As a preventive measure, she was given a written undertaking not to leave the place.

FBK, the Foundation for the Defense of Citizens' Rights (FZPG) and Navalny's headquarters were recognized as extremist organizations on June 9, 2021 -in our opinion , without sufficient grounds. On August 4 of the same year, the decision was confirmed by the appellate court, and it entered into legal force. Since we consider the ban on Navalny’s structures to be unlawful, we also consider accusations of financing extremist activities for donations to them to be unlawful.

Previously, Kryukova had already been brought to criminal charges. On March 29, 2024, the Pacific Fleet Military Court sentenced her to a fine of 400 thousand rubles and a three-year ban on administering Internet resources under Part 2 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code (justification of terrorism on the Internet). Then the reason for the case was publications about a special operation in Ukraine; the posts mentioned the “Russian Volunteer Corps” and the “Freedom of Russia” legion.

Sources

• A case was opened against a Magadan pensioner, convicted because of posts about the war, for donations to FBK // OVD-Info. 2026. May 26.