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Lunev Aleksandr

Александр Лунев

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Lunev Aleksandr

Date of birth: April 10, 1983 (43 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: журналистика; IT
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.3 ч. 1
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Date of arrest:  August 3, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Tomsk Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Aleksandr Lunev is a radio host and IT specialist from Tomsk. He is married. He is known for purchasing an abandoned water tower from the city in 2012, restoring it, and converting it into a home. In 2022, he moved to the Czech Republic. His daughter was born in February 2026.

Lunev reportedly returned to Russia in the summer of 2026.

On 4 August 2026, he was remanded in custody on charges of financing the activities of an extremist organisation. According to the prosecution, between August 2021 and February 2022 he made seven donations totalling 7,000 roubles to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

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