The decision to seize Kopaigorodsky's property was upheld on appeal.

The appellate court upheld the decision to seize property worth 1.6 billion rubles from the former mayor of Sochi and transfer it to the state.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," the Prosecutor General's Office requested that the property of Alexey and Yanina Kopaigorodsky and individuals and organizations associated with them, valued at 1.6 billion rubles, be seized and transferred to the state. Separately, the Prosecutor General's Office requested that over 215 million rubles be seized as an equivalent of the property alienated prior to the trial. In January, the court upheld the agency's claim.

The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld the decision to seize the property of the former mayor of Sochi, his wife Yanina Kopaigorodskaya, and 10 other individuals and five legal entities, the United Press Service of the Courts of the Krasnodar Territory reported today on its Telegram channel.

"The contested court decision transferred property worth at least 1,673,633,247 rubles to the state. After reviewing the case materials on appeal, the judicial panel agreed with the legality and validity of the decision made by the court of first instance. It was upheld unchanged and entered into legal force," the publication states.

More than 50 real estate properties, 15 land plots, 10 cars, cash in the amount of 84,630,374 rubles and 40,000 US dollars, a collection Wristwatches, jewelry, and luxury goods worth a total of over 108 million rubles.

"Also, 215,237,998 rubles were recovered from Kopaigorodsky in favor of the Russian Federation as the equivalent of the value of the expropriated property," the department reported.

As a reminder, in January, Yanina Kopaigorodskaya challenged the decision to transfer an apartment on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow to the state, claiming that it was the only home of her four minor children.

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The cases of Khanmurzaev and Kopaigorodsky were exceptions to the practice of escaping punishment for participation in the Special Military Operations.

The cases of Ullubiy Khanmurzaev and Alexey Kopaigorodsky, whose contracts with the Ministry of Defense did not save them from criminal prosecution, only highlighted the general practice of sending officials accused of corruption on military operations.

On November 21, 2025, the Prosecutor General's Office approved the indictment and sent the case of Alexey and Yanina Kopaigorodsky to the Supreme Court for a determination of territorial jurisdiction. The Supreme Court determined the territorial jurisdiction of the case, and it was transferred to the Meshchansky Court of Moscow for consideration. In February, the Supreme Court upheld the decision to transfer it to the Moscow court.

Krasnodar native Alexei Kopaigorodsky had been the mayor of Sochi since 2019. On May 14, 2024, he submitted his resignation due to a transfer to a new position. The following day, the City Council accepted the mayor's resignation.