Former deputy chairman of the Murmansk Regional Duma Gennady Stepakhno was accused of "treason" Former deputy of the Murmansk Regional Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Stepakhno was accused of "treason". According to the FSB, he allegedly collected and passed to the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine documents about the activities of the Murmansk Oblast government and engineering facilities in the region, the Arctic Observer reported. According to the publication, on October 9 the politician was arrested and then taken into custody for two months - until December 9, 2026. He is in a pre-trial detention center in Murmansk. Stephano was the vice-chairman of the Regional Duma of the Seventh Congress and was a member of the Committee on Security Affairs, Military-Industrial Complex, Military Affairs and Closed Administrative-Territorial Bodies.

Former deputy chairman of the Murmansk Regional Duma Gennady Stepakhno was accused of "treason" Former deputy of the Murmansk Regional Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Stepakhno was accused of "treason". According to the FSB, he allegedly collected and passed to the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine documents about the activities of the Murmansk Oblast government and engineering facilities in the region, the Arctic Observer reported. According to the publication, on October 9 the politician was arrested and then taken into custody for two months - until December 9, 2026. He is in a pre-trial detention center in Murmansk. Stephano was the vice-chairman of the Regional Duma of the Seventh Congress and was a member of the Committee on Security Affairs, Military-Industrial Complex, Military Affairs and Closed Administrative-Territorial Bodies.