Former governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov, charged with embezzling money earmarked for building defences, appears on a screen via a video link from a pre-trial detention centre during a hearing to consider an appeal against the extension of his arrest, at the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow, Russia.

16.07.2025#8965482

Former governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov, charged with embezzling money earmarked for building defences, appears on a screen via a video link from a pre-trial detention centre during a hearing to consider an appeal against the extension of his arrest, at the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow, Russia.

16.07.2025#8965512

Former governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov, charged with embezzling money earmarked for building defences, appears on a screen via a video link from a pre-trial detention centre during a hearing to consider an appeal against the extension of his arrest, at the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow, Russia.

16.07.2025#8965480