Moscow, July 19: The Tversky Court of Moscow ruled to keep the… (костылев · хищение · основатель)
Moscow, July 19: The Tversky Court of Moscow ruled to keep the founder and former editor-in-chief of Readovka project, Alexey Kostylev, in pretrial detention. He is accused of embezzling 1 billion rubles from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Kostylev was placed in pretrial detention at the end of February 2026.
Consensus
- Alexey Kostylev is the founder and former chief editor of Readovka.
- Kostylev was detained on February 27, 2026.
- The Tver District Court in Moscow extended his pre-trial detention.
- He is accused of embezzling over one billion rubles from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
- The alleged crime involved a state contract for the procurement and delivery of drones.
- The case involves organized criminal activity disguised as legitimate business operations.
Points of divergence
- The previous detention period expired on July 19, 2026. — vm
- The court reviewed the extension of detention on July 16, 2026, and the decision will take effect on July 21, 2026. — vesti
- Kostylev is also accused of failing to fulfill obligations under state contracts. — vesti
- Kostylev left the Readovka project in summer 2025. — vesti
- The exact duration of the extended detention is not specified. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Readovka founder Kostylev's arrest extended in case of embezzling a billion rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- Founder of Readovka accused of stealing ₽1 billion from the Russian Ministry of Defense to remain under arrest — Вести