Yuri Belenky
Yuri Belenky, born 1977, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting or financing terrorist activities); “Yuri Belenky's case on terrorism financing”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 4, 2026.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting or financing terrorist activities
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, from January 2023 to March 2024, he transferred more than 60,000 roubles in cryptocurrency using details distributed by the publicist Arkady Babchenko. The money was used to finance the Ukrainian army and an unnamed terrorist organisation.
Latest event
March 4, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 4, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
Yuri Belenky's case on terrorism financing
Criminal case
Yuri Belenky's case on terrorism financing
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
127081, г. Москва, ул. Вилюйская, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-4 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Медведь"), Беленький Юрий Михайлович, 1977 г.р.
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Full summary
Resident of Moscow. On 28 September 2025 he was detained after his return from Bulgaria and the next day was arrested for 13 days under the administrative article on petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). After leaving the special detention centre on the night of 11-12 October he was detained again. On 13 October, the court remanded him to custody on charges of financing terrorism: according to the investigation, he transferred money to the accounts specified by blogger Arkadiy Babchenko in order to finance the AFU and a certain terrorist organisation. Babchenko said that he did not receive any money from Belenky and that he collected money only for the humanitarian needs of the AFU, i.e. medical aid.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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