Ex-owner of 'Azbuka Vkusa' Faces 19-Year Sentence

In spring 2025, Yakubovsky and Maslovsky were already sentenced for fraud - Maslovsky was given 13.5 years in a colony, and Yakubovsky 8 years.

Consensus

The prosecution has requested a 19-year sentence for Kirill Yakubovsky.
Yakubovsky is accused of participating in a criminal organization and committing fraud.
The alleged crime involved the theft of over 14 billion rubles.
The criminal group is said to have been led by Pavel Maslovsky.
Andrey Vdovin and Boris Mirakov are wanted and have fled the country.
The case is connected to the activities of V.M.H.Y. Holdings.
Yakubovsky was previously sentenced in April 2025 for a separate fraud case involving over $126 million.
The new charges were brought in April 2025, shortly after the previous verdict.
None of the defendants have admitted guilt.
The investigation into Vdovin and Mirakov continues.

The prosecution requested 19 years for Andrey Novikov, 18 years for Inna Ivanova and Svetlana Bezrukova, and 17 years for Tatyana Shablyko. — kommersant
The fraud involved investors in VMHY Holdings who lost money on expected 9–10% annual returns. — kommersant
The defendants were charged with participation in an organized criminal group (OCP) in addition to fraud. — kommersant
The previous case was dismissed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. — kommersant
The new charges were filed immediately after the previous verdict on April 9, 2025. — vedomosti
A lawsuit was filed in the High Court of England and Wales in July 2025 against Andrey Vdovin, Alexey Maslovsky, Peter Hambro, and others. — vedomosti
The criminal group was allegedly formed by Maslovsky no later than November 21, 2011. — interfax
Yakubovsky was initially arrested in April 2023, placed under house arrest, then rearrested in February 2024. — m24
Yakubovsky, Maslovsky, and Bezrukova were arrested on April 15, 2025, for the new charges. — m24
Some alleged accomplices remain at large as of May 2026. — m24