02:52, 7 October 2026

The sentence against Alexey and Yanina Kopaygorodskaya has been appealed.

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The defense filed an appeal against the sentence of former Sochi mayor Alexey Kopaygorodsky and his wife Yanina.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on October 5, the court sentenced former Sochi mayor Alexey Kopaygorodsky and his wife to terms in a penal colony, finding them guilty of embezzling land plots and receiving bribes. Each of the spouses was also fined 500 million rubles.

The defense of former Sochi mayor Alexey Kopaygorodsky and his wife Yanina has appealed the sentence handed down to them by the Meshchansky Court of Moscow, reports "Kommersant".

The appeal was registered in court on October 6. The claims in the case have also been appealed.

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