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Russia sentences ex-governor embezzling millions in defense funds to max-security prison

Tymon Miller
 06.04.2026, 18:36
Alexei Smirnov was sentenced to 14 years in a maximum-security prison. Photo: Telegram/United Press Service of the Judicial System of the Kursk Region
Alexei Smirnov was sentenced to 14 years in a maximum-security prison. Photo: Telegram/United Press Service of the Judicial System of the Kursk Region

Alexei Smirnov was sentenced to 14 years in a maximum-security prison.