Ex-Kuban VP Sentenced for Bribery Goes Missing in War Zone

In September 2025, a relative of Sergei Vlasov, former Krasnodar Krai vice-governor Alexander Vlasov, came under investigation.

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Sergey Vlasov, former vice-governor of Krasnodar Krai, was sentenced to 11 years in prison in December 2025 for accepting a bribe.
Vlasov is listed as missing in action in the special military operation zone.
The court received information about Vlasov's disappearance from the Krasnodar Krai military commissariat.
Vlasov was scheduled to testify as a witness in the case against Alexander Nesterenko, his successor as vice-governor.
Nesterenko was arrested in May 2025 by FSB officers in Krasnodar Krai on charges of abuse of power during social infrastructure projects in Kherson Oblast.
The projects were carried out during the period when Nesterenko headed the Krasnodar Krai Main Construction Directorate.
The damage caused by Nesterenko's actions is estimated at over 130 million rubles, according to one source, and 146.7 million rubles according to another.
Vlasov signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to be sent to the special military operation zone in December of the previous year, after his conviction.

Vlasov was offered by his lawyer to go to Ukraine instead of serving his sentence, but ultimately ended up in the war zone. — tg_astrapress
In September 2025, another former Krasnodar Krai vice-governor, Alexander Vlasov (same surname), was placed under investigation for embezzlement of funds allocated for the special military operation. He resigned the day before and claimed he was going to the front. — vm
Vlasov was sentenced for a bribe of 6 million rubles, which contradicts the 90 million rubles mentioned in other sources. — vesti
Vlasov was involved in a case concerning the transfer of half of illegal payments to himself in exchange for not responding to violations and ensuring uninterrupted funding of construction. — tg_astrapress
The damage caused by Nesterenko’s actions was estimated at over 130 million rubles. — vm
The damage caused by Nesterenko was estimated at 146.7 million rubles. — vesti