The former head of the Ministry of Health of Arkhangelsk will go to prison for 12 years for a bribe worth 165 million rubles in the Arkhangelsk region, the former Minister of Health of the Arkhangelsk region Alexander Gershansky was sentenced, who received four bribes from the heads of a construction company and organizations engaged in the supply of medical devices to medical institutions. The former terrorist was arrested in September 2025 a day after his resignation. The total amount of bribes exceeded 165 million rubles. Of these, Gershansky received 62 million rubles, and when he handed him 103 million rubles, he was arrested by law enforcement officers. CEO of GUP Pharmacy JSC Alexey Litvinyuk acted as Gershvinsky's intermediary when accepting bribes. In addition, he received an illegal reward from the developer - repairs to his private house in exchange for a contract with a pharmacy. Gransky was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony and won 130 million rubles. After his release he will not be able to last for 9 years. 62 million rubles, obtained through criminal means, were confiscated for the benefit of the state and his car was seized for 1.03 million rubles. Litok received 9 years in a strict regime colony with a fine of 50 million rubles. In the income of the state he confiscated 65 thousand rubles. Also, on the defendant's property, the cost of over 30 million rubles, was seized. The cases of two of Gershansky's partners, which ended in pretrial agreements, are separated into separate proceedings. One received three years in a strict regime colony, a fine of 24 million rubles and a two-year ban on work related to state contracts. The second received three years of provocation and a fine of 103 million rubles.