07:58, 13 November 2026

The arrest of Alexey Logvinenko has been extended.

The court extended the arrest of the former head of the administration of Rostov-on-Don, Alexey Logvinenko, who is accused in a case of abuse of power and bribery.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Alexey Logvinenko was detained on October 24, 2025, and then arrested on suspicion of abuse of power. He refused to admit guilt.

The case was initially opened under Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of power). The investigation suggested that Logvinenko, contrary to budget legislation requirements, attracted a loan from a commercial bank, which caused damage to the city budget amounting to 47 million rubles. In December 2025, Alexey Logvinenko became a suspect in a second criminal case – for receiving a bribe of 13 million rubles from a representative of a group of commercial organizations in 2019. The investigation considers other city hall employees as participants in the bribe transfer from the entrepreneur.

The court extended the preventive measure for Alexey Logvinenko until January 23, 2027; he will remain in pre-trial detention, reported 161.RU on November 12, citing the unified press service of the courts of the Rostov region.

Recall that in October it became known that the Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit with the Soviet District Court of Rostov-on-Don demanding to transfer Alexey Logvinenko's property worth almost 1.6 billion rubles to the state. The court accepted the lawsuit for consideration but decided to hold hearings in closed session.

Alexey Logvinenko was appointed as the head of the administration of Rostov-on-Don in October 2019 by the decision of the city council, and in October 2021, the deputies extended his powers. The official resigned in January 2025, explaining that he was leaving due to health reasons and a new job.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/428294