Volgograd resident Alexey Ulyanov remains under arrest.

The Volgograd Central District Court remanded blogger Alexei Ulyanov, accused of large-scale extortion, in custody until June 1.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," blogger Alexei Ulyanov, detained by security forces in Volgograd, was hospitalized after being arrested on extortion charges, and was then transferred to a pretrial detention center. According to investigators, he demanded money to prevent the publication of information undesirable for businessmen. On December 4, 2025, he was arrested for two months.

The investigation into blogger Alexei Ulyanov's case has been completed and submitted to the prosecutor for approval, Volgograd Online reports, citing the blogger's wife, Elena.

"Alexei Vladimirovich Ulyanov's arrest has been extended until June 1. It's business as usual: a carbon copy of the petition, a carbon copy of the court's decision. The investigation is complete, and the case is being submitted to the prosecutor for review. Considering that the prosecutor's office fully supported the charges at all stages, we expect nothing from this review. We are waiting for June 1 and the trial," the publication quotes her as saying.

Ulyanov's wife said that she made an appointment with Alexander Bastrykin, as all complaints are being answered with formal replies, and the complaints themselves are being forwarded to the people they are targeting. They're complaining. "It's as if everyone has turned their backs and is allowing things in Volgograd to be not just lawless, but downright absurd," she complained.

"They're hounding me for my public work, for fighting against trucks driving through the city, for fighting against landfills, for housing and utilities problems, for defending the interests of residents. All of this is unnecessary. You can't talk or write. You can't show problems or help people. Thank you to everyone who helps and doesn't abandon my family. If something happens to me, those mentioned above are to blame," the publication quotes an excerpt from his letter.

Alexey Ulyanov has written letters from pretrial detention repeatedly, claiming he is being forced to confess to something he didn't do. According to Ulyanov, his children are being threatened with being sent to an orphanage and his wife with imprisonment. He previously appealed to the head of the Investigative Committee and the President of Russia to intervene in his situation. He also requested an investigation into the actions of the doctor at Hospital No. 12, who, according to Ulyanov, operated on him without anesthesia in a critical condition before he was taken to pretrial detention.

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Volgograd Central District Court extended the arrest of journalist Vitaly Koshelev, suspected of large-scale extortion from the head physician of a clinic in the Dzerzhinsky District, until June 23.