Moscow court places Patriot Park director Vasilyev under house arrest in bribery case
In short
The Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow placed Igor Vasilyev, director of Patriot Park and former governor of the Kirov region, under house arrest for two months in a bribery case. RBC reported the case involves a bribe of 18 million rubles, while Kommersant reported investigators suspect bribes totalling 80 million rubles. Kommersant also reported that a company head and two of Vasilyev's deputies were placed under arrest or jailed in the same case.
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The Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow placed Igor Vasilyev, director of Patriot Park, under house arrest for two months, according to reports by RBC, TASS, RIA Novosti and Kommersant published within minutes of each other on the evening of 7 October. Kommersant said the measure was ordered in a case of taking a bribe on an especially large scale under part 6 of article 290 of the criminal code. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
RBC and Kommersant identified Vasilyev as a former governor of the Kirov region. RBC reported that, according to the investigation, he provided general patronage to a contractor. [ 1 , 4 ]
The outlets gave different figures for the alleged sums. RBC reported the case concerned a bribe of 18 million rubles. Kommersant reported that Vasilyev was suspected of receiving bribes totalling 80 million rubles. The documents do not explain the difference. [ 1 , 4 ]
Kommersant reported that, according to the investigation, Vasilyev received the money from Yevgeny Mariev, head and founder of the company Hermes, as a percentage of payments under a state contract concluded in December 2025. Kommersant said Hermes carried out comprehensive engineering, technical and sanitary maintenance of buildings, structures, premises and adjoining territory at Patriot Park in the Odintsovo city district of the Moscow region and at a branch in Kronstadt, under a contract worth more than 1.4 million rubles. [ 4 ]
Kommersant also reported that Mariev was placed under house arrest on a charge of giving a bribe on an especially large scale under part 5 of article 291 of the criminal code, and that the court sent two deputies of Vasilyev, Sergei Fedosov and Alexei Pavlyukov, into custody, charged with fraud under part 4 of article 159 and bribery under part 6 of article 290 respectively. [ 4 ]
According to Kommersant, Vasilyev was detained on 5 October. The court decision on house arrest was reported on 7 October. The documents do not include any comment from Vasilyev, his defence or Patriot Park. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The case targets the head of a state-run military theme park who is also a former regional governor, and Kommersant reported that several other people were detained or jailed alongside him. The two main accounts give different figures for the alleged bribes, so the scale of the accusation remains unsettled. Because the court proceedings are at the pre-trial stage, further details of the alleged scheme may emerge later.
Key facts
- The Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow placed Igor Vasilyev under house arrest for two months, according to Kommersant. [ 4 ]
- Vasilyev is the director of Patriot Park and a former governor of the Kirov region. [ 1 , 4 ]
- He is accused in a bribery case, identified by Kommersant as taking a bribe on an especially large scale under part 6 of article 290 of the criminal code. [ 1 , 4 ]
- RBC reported the case concerns a bribe of 18 million rubles; Kommersant reported investigators suspect bribes totalling 80 million rubles. [ 1 , 4 ]
- According to Kommersant, investigators say the money came from Yevgeny Mariev, head and founder of the company Hermes, as a percentage of payments under a state contract signed in December 2025. [ 4 ]
- Kommersant reported that Mariev was placed under house arrest on a charge of giving a bribe and that two deputies of Vasilyev, Sergei Fedosov and Alexei Pavlyukov, were jailed. [ 4 ]
- Vasilyev was detained on 5 October, Kommersant reported. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The amount at issue in the case: RBC reported a bribe of 18 million rubles, while Kommersant reported suspicion of bribes totalling 80 million rubles. The two outlets give different figures for the same case and neither explains the difference.
- The state contract at the centre of the case, which Kommersant said covered maintenance of Patriot Park facilities in the Odintsovo city district of the Moscow region and a branch in Kronstadt, was worth more than 1.4 million rubles. This detail appears in only one document and is not reconciled with the larger bribe figures.
- No comment from Vasilyev, his defence or the park on the charges is reported in the documents. The documents carry no reaction from the accused side.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Igor Vasilyev is detained, according to Kommersant. [ 4 ]
- RBC reports the court placed Vasilyev under house arrest in a case involving a bribe of 18 million rubles. [ 1 ]
- TASS reports the court's house arrest decision. [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti reports the court's house arrest decision. [ 3 ]
- Kommersant reports the house arrest, gives the suspected bribe total as 80 million rubles and names further arrests in the case. [ 4 ]