Former governor of the Kursk region Alexey Smirnov admitted his guilt in corruption, receiving 20 million rubles for assisting local businesses in obtaining contracts for military construction projects, with the court proceedings set to continue on April 6.

Former governor of the Kursk region Alexey Smirnov admitted his guilt in corruption, receiving 20 million rubles for assisting local businesses in obtaining contracts for military construction projects, with the court proceedings set to continue on April 6.

@mash 02 Apr 2026, 12:00

Former governor of Kursk region Alexey Smirnov admitted guilt in receiving bribes totaling 20.9 million rubles and expressed remorse, while the prosecutor requested a 15-year strict regime sentence and a fine of 500 million rubles.

@meduzalive 02 Apr 2026, 11:29

Former governor of the Kursk region Alexey Smirnov expressed remorse and admitted guilt in court.

@ostorozhno_novosti 02 Apr 2026, 08:34