Kvachkov's closest associate Yuri Ekishev was detained on suspicion of extremism
A nationalist, one of the closest associates of GRU Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, Yuri Ekishev, was detained in Moscow, Nadezhda Kvachkova, the wife of the colonel convicted of preparing an armed rebellion, told Mediazona. According to her, Ekishev is suspected of inciting hatred or enmity (Part 1 of Article 282). “Investigators say he posted some kind of video. We do not know what specific publication we are talking about, but we know that it was posted in 2014.