

Former editor-in-chief and founder of the Readovka media outlet Readovka Alexei Kostylev, suspected of embezzling about 1 billion roubles from Russia's Defence Ministry while carrying out state contracts, is seen inside a defendant's cage during a hearing to elect a measure of restraint at the Tverskoy District Court in Moscow, Russia.
- Categories: Crime, Law & Justice
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 27.02.2026
- Date published: 27.02.2026
- Author: Ekaterina Chesnokova
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3494x2348px, 4.2Mb
- Job-ID: 3898249f795e67a6