Supreme Court Upholds Ivanov's 13-Year Sentence

The Supreme Court left Timur Ivanov's sentence unchanged.

Consensus

The Supreme Court of Russia refused to change the verdict against Timur Ivanov.
Ivanov was convicted of embezzlement exceeding 216 million rubles during the purchase of ferries for the Kerch Strait crossing.
Ivanov was also convicted of laundering approximately 3.9 billion rubles withdrawn from Interkommerz Bank.
The Supreme Court rejected the defense's appeals in a closed session due to case secrecy.
Ivanov was sentenced to 13 years in a general regime penal colony.
Ivanov was fined 100 million rubles and banned from holding administrative positions for four years.
The defense requested the annulment of the verdict and a retrial.
Ivanov's lawyer, Denis Baluiev, confirmed the court's decision.

Ivanov was charged with an additional 152 million rubles via a zero-interest loan to the agrocomplex 'Russkoye Selo' and was later accused of illegal possession of weapons in August 2025. — vedomosti
Ivanov was declared bankrupt in November 2025 based on a claim by PSB, with creditor claims totaling around 228 million rubles. — fontanka
New charges were filed against Ivanov for accepting bribes worth 1.4 billion rubles. — vm
In March 2026, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow upheld the military commissariat's refusal to sign a contract with Ivanov, and he was denied the opportunity to serve in the special military operation. — fontanka
In July 2025, the Moscow City Court rejected Ivanov's appeal against the military commissariat's refusal to send him on a special operation, and he later filed a lawsuit. — vedomosti
The court ruled that serving in the special operation is a privilege, not a right, and thus the refusal was lawful. — fontanka
Anton Filatov, the second defendant, did not admit guilt in the crimes. — vm