Alexei Ionov, former deputy head of the Dmitrovsky District in…
Alexei Ionov, former deputy head of the Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast, was arrested in February 2025 on charges of accepting a bribe and later left pre-trial detention to join a special military operation after signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense. His case is under suspension pending his deployment.
Consensus
- Alexei Ionov, former deputy head of Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast, was detained in February 2025 for accepting a bribe.
- Ionov signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and left pre-trial detention to participate in a special military operation.
- The preliminary investigation into Ionov's case has been suspended.
- In February 2026, the court ruled on an anti-corruption lawsuit by prosecutors and ordered the confiscation of assets belonging to Ionov and his relatives worth 65 million rubles.
Points of divergence
- Ionov was sent to the combat zone this week, according to RIA Novosti reports based on court documents. — vm
- A former deputy governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Alexei Zolotukhin, died in the special military operation zone earlier; his death was reported by the mayor of Nяgani on June 21. — vm
- Angeline Podkopaeva, a 42-year-old deputy from Shchepkinskoye rural settlement in Rostov Oblast, died in the combat zone after signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense in January 2026; she left behind two children. — vm
- Ionov was arrested during an operational experiment when another suspect handed him a dummy worth 3 million rubles. — vedomosti
- Ionov departed for the 'front line' this week, according to a source familiar with the investigation. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Former deputy head of the district in Moscow Oblast sent to special military operation from a detention center — Ведомости
- Former Deputy Head of Dmitrov District in Moscow Region Ionov Leaves Prison for SVO — Вечерняя Москва
- Former Deputy Head of Dmitrov District in Moscow Region Iонов Goes to SVO — Вести
- Arrested for corruption: Yaroslavl exposes acting director of APT — Вести
- Former head of Rosaviatsia Alexander Neradko arrested — Вести
- Former head of Rosaviatsia Neradko detained in fraud case — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Moscow Oblast
- Alexandr Neradko
- Moscow
- Pre-trial detention center
- Ionova
- Rosaviation
- Dmitrovsky District
- Ministry of Defense
- Russia
- Alexey Ionov
- RIA Novosti
- SVO
- Khoroshevsky Court
- Khoroshevsky District Court