The former deputy prime minister of Bashkortostan, Allan Merzeev, who was convicted of bribery and extortion for 13 years of maximum security, signed a contract and went to war with Ukraine, it was reported on his social networks; Attached to the post were photographs of Marzaev in military uniform and with a weapon. On November 21, 2025, the Leninsky District Court in Ufa sentenced Marzayev to 13 years in a maximum security colony, finding him guilty under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe on an especially large scale, related to extortion). According to the lawsuit, from December 2023 to April 2024, Merayev, through an intermediary, received more than 37 million rubles from the management of Dortransstroy LLC for assistance in concluding contracts with the management of Ufa, timely payment for work and general patronage of the company. The parties agreed to pay 10% of the amount of each government contract and during the specified period concluded six contracts totaling more than 560 million rubles. The court also fined Marzayev 561.26 million rubles; prohibited him from holding certain positions in the civil service and local government for 12 years; Confiscated 37 million rubles, a plot of land and two residential buildings, and also deprived him of honorary titles and state awards of Bashkortostan. In February, the Supreme Court of Bashkortostan upheld the verdict. On August 5, 2026, the Sixth Judicial Court of General Jurisdiction confirmed the verdict without significant changes, and decided to return the state awards to Merzeev. The former official's page on social networks states that he completely denies his guilt and sent an invalid appeal to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. To continue the work of ASTRA, even the smallest but constant contributions from readers are important: Patreon, Crypto, BuyMeACoffee, from a Russian card.

The former deputy prime minister of Bashkortostan, Allan Merzeev, who was convicted of bribery and extortion for 13 years of maximum security, signed a contract and went to war with Ukraine, it was reported on his social networks; Attached to the post were photographs of Marzaev in military uniform and with a weapon. On November 21, 2025, the Leninsky District Court in Ufa sentenced Marzayev to 13 years in a maximum security colony, finding him guilty under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe on an especially large scale, related to extortion). According to the lawsuit, from December 2023 to April 2024, Merayev, through an intermediary, received more than 37 million rubles from the management of Dortransstroy LLC for assistance in concluding contracts with the management of Ufa, timely payment for work and general patronage of the company. The parties agreed to pay 10% of the amount of each government contract and during the specified period concluded six contracts totaling more than 560 million rubles. The court also fined Marzayev 561.26 million rubles; prohibited him from holding certain positions in the civil service and local government for 12 years; Confiscated 37 million rubles, a plot of land and two residential buildings, and also deprived him of honorary titles and state awards of Bashkortostan. In February, the Supreme Court of Bashkortostan upheld the verdict. On August 5, 2026, the Sixth Judicial Court of General Jurisdiction confirmed the verdict without significant changes, and decided to return the state awards to Merzeev. The former official's page on social networks states that he completely denies his guilt and sent an invalid appeal to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. To continue the work of ASTRA, even the smallest but constant contributions from readers are important: Patreon, Crypto, BuyMeACoffee, from a Russian card.