The production designer of the series "Khisol" Alexander Kondratov, who was accused of "treason", died. He lived in Kyiv for a long time, and in the spring he was stopped in Vonkovo ​​when he came to change his passport - "First Class" production designer Alexander Kondratov, who worked on the television series "Kissol" and received the Golden Eagle and TEFI awards, died at the age of 52 in the Botkin Hospital in Moscow, First Class reports. Kondratov was hospitalized on October 23 from a pre-trial detention center, where he was held on the charge of "treason", according to the Human Rights Project. Since 2012, Kondratov lived in Kyiv. In the spring of 2026, he arrived in Russia to exchange his international passport, but was stopped while passing through border control at the airport in Nokovo. Before being placed in a pre-trial detention center, Kondratov spent more than 70 days in so-called "carousel" detentions: he was brought to trial several times for minor hooliganism. In August he was sent to a pre-trial detention center on charges of treason. Six online postings became grounds for criminal prosecution. According to the calculations of the first department, Kondratov became at least the eleventh person involved in political cases to die in Russia since the beginning of 2026. Another such case occurred this month: on October 8, it was learned of the death of the 52-year-old political prisoner, Igor Yakovenko.

The production designer of the series "Khisol" Alexander Kondratov, who was accused of "treason", died. He lived in Kyiv for a long time, and in the spring he was stopped in Vonkovo ​​when he came to change his passport - "First Class" production designer Alexander Kondratov, who worked on the television series "Kissol" and received the Golden Eagle and TEFI awards, died at the age of 52 in the Botkin Hospital in Moscow, First Class reports. Kondratov was hospitalized on October 23 from a pre-trial detention center, where he was held on the charge of "treason", according to the Human Rights Project. Since 2012, Kondratov lived in Kyiv. In the spring of 2026, he arrived in Russia to exchange his international passport, but was stopped while passing through border control at the airport in Nokovo. Before being placed in a pre-trial detention center, Kondratov spent more than 70 days in so-called "carousel" detentions: he was brought to trial several times for minor hooliganism. In August he was sent to a pre-trial detention center on charges of treason. Six online postings became grounds for criminal prosecution. According to the calculations of the first department, Kondratov became at least the eleventh person involved in political cases to die in Russia since the beginning of 2026. Another such case occurred this month: on October 8, it was learned of the death of the 52-year-old political prisoner, Igor Yakovenko.