Russia jails man for 13 years after Binance revealed Ukraine donations
Source: Yahoo News
Published on: 2026-10-27 15:05
LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A Russian IT specialist has been sentenced to 13 years in jail on charges of financing terrorism after the cryptocurrency exchange Binance passed details to Moscow of his donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns. The 2nd Western District Military Court on Monday convicted 49-year-old Yuri Belenkiy and sentenced him to three years in prison plus 10 years in a strict-regime penal colony, according to a court statement. Belenkiy, who has a Bulgarian residence permit, was detained in September last year when he flew to Moscow for a visit, and has been in custody since. He denied the charges, according to the court. Belenkiy had responded to online appeals to help buy medical equipment for Ukrainian soldiers by transferring money from his Binance accounts to the Ukrainian military, according to Russian law enforcement documents seen by Reuters. Some payments...
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