Alexander Fokin
Alexander Fokin, born 1976, Orenburg Oblast. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “The case of an Orenburg region citizen accused of funding extremist activities”. Sentence (July 22, 2025): a fine of 200 thousand rubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Orenburg Oblast · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
a fine of 200 thousand rubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, Fokin watched clips on the Alexei Navalny channel and made money transfers to the account of the FBK NGO in New York State using the link provided under the clip. At the same time, he was reliably aware that FBK had been recognised as an extremist organisation and liquidated. In total, according to the investigation, from September 2021 to February 2022, Fokin sent six donations of 300 rubles each to FBK.
Latest event
September 25, 2026 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of an Orenburg region citizen accused of funding extremist activities
Criminal case
The case of an Orenburg region citizen accused of funding extremist activities
- Case number
- 1-173/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Unknown male 621 — Location unknown
Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the village of Podgorodnyaya Pokrovka in the Orenburg region. In May 2025, a criminal case was brought against him for allegedly financing extremist activities through donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
In a press release, the Orenburg District Court’s press service stated that “despite his mature age and the fact that he has two minor children, who should be raised in the spirit of love for the Motherland and shown a personal example of responsible behaviour and civic awareness, the man succumbed to blatant enemy propaganda.”
According to investigators, between September 2021 and February 2022, he made six donations of 300 roubles each to the FBK.
On 22 July 2025, the court fined him 200,000 roubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.