Ex-State Duma deputy Doroshenko detained in Russia's Kuban on fraud charge
In short
Andrei Doroshenko, a former State Duma deputy from Krasnodar region, has been detained and charged in a large-scale fraud case, according to Kommersant and TASS. Investigators allege he and a group of accomplices embezzled more than 1.8 billion rubles from road repair contracts and construction of a memorial park in Sevastopol between 2017 and 2025. RBC reported he was detained in Armavir and identified him as a former United Russia deputy.
Why it matters
The case reaches a former national lawmaker and, according to Kommersant, officials of the Krasnodar region transport ministry and an industry road-builders' association, indicating a broad investigation into how regional road contracts were awarded. It is one of several corruption cases in the region's road sector, with earlier defendants including a former regional transport minister.
Key facts
- Former State Duma deputy Andrei Doroshenko has been detained in a fraud case, according to RBC, Kommersant and TASS. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He has been charged with fraud, according to Kommersant and TASS. [ 2 , 4 ]
- Investigators allege he and a group of accomplices embezzled more than 1.8 billion rubles between 2017 and 2025 under road repair contracts and during construction of a memorial park in Sevastopol, Kommersant reported. [ 2 ]
- Kommersant reported the group included senior staff of the Krasnodar region ministry of transport and road management, who controlled contractor selection for state contracts. [ 2 ]
- The industry association Soiuz Dorozhnikov Kubani was used to distribute road orders, with contract prices artificially inflated, according to Kommersant, citing the prosecution's version. [ 2 ]
- Earlier defendants in the case include former Krasnodar region transport minister Alexei Pereverzev, his deputies and heads of the Soiuz Dorozhnikov Kubani, Kommersant reported. [ 2 ]
- Milana and Eldar Doroshenko, the ex-deputy's children, who ran his business while he was a State Duma deputy, are also defendants, according to Kommersant. [ 2 ]
- RBC reported Doroshenko was detained in Armavir on suspicion of especially large-scale fraud and identified him as a former United Russia deputy. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether Doroshenko has been placed under arrest by a court or is only detained. TASS headlined that he was arrested in Kuban, while Kommersant and RBC said he was detained; the documents do not reconcile the two.
- The exact amount attributed to Doroshenko personally and the full list of charges against him. The 1.8 billion ruble figure reported by Kommersant covers the group's alleged embezzlement as a whole, with no breakdown by defendant, and it is the only document giving a figure.
- Any comment from Doroshenko, his lawyers or his representatives. None of the documents carry a reaction from the defendant or his defence.
- The detention location and Doroshenko's party affiliation during his Duma term. RBC alone reported Armavir as the place of detention and identified him as a former United Russia deputy; no other document states this.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RBC reports that former State Duma deputy Andrei Doroshenko was detained in Armavir on suspicion of especially large-scale fraud. [ 1 ]
- Kommersant reports that Doroshenko, a deputy of the previous Duma convocation from Krasnodar region, is accused in the embezzlement of more than 1.8 billion rubles and has been detained. [ 2 ]
- TASS reports that a former State Duma deputy has been arrested in Kuban. [ 3 ]
- TASS reports that Doroshenko has been charged with fraud. [ 4 ]