October 20, 2026, 6:32 PMRSSRU

Journalist

Ilia Kosygin

Not in RussiaChecked October 18, 2026

Ilia Kosygin, born 1983. Charges: Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Ilia Kosygin's case of evading duties as a "foreign agent"”. Status: not in Russia.

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Journalists · Cases against "foreign agents"

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In 2023, the suspect was reportedly included in the register of foreign agents in accordance with the provisions of the law "On control over the activities of persons under foreign influence", of which he is aware. Throughout 2024, by court decisions that entered into legal force, he was twice brought to administrative responsibility for committing an administrative offence under Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the CAO RF, but after that, he continued to disseminate materials in the popular messenger without a corresponding indication of their placement by a foreign agent.

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October 20, 2023 — added to the register of “foreign agents”

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

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Ilia Kosygin's case of evading duties as a "foreign agent"

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The editor-in-chief of the Vladimir-based publication "Dovod", fled Russia. In October 2023, he was included in the register of "foreign agents". In November 2025, it became known that a case was brought against him for evasion of his duties as a "foreign agent".

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