Russia's legal actions against individuals who support Ukraine's military through cryptocurrency donations are seen as a form of political repression.

Crypto exchange Binance gave Russian investigators a detailed report on Yuri Belenky’s donations to Ukraine’s military, according to a rights group. A Russian military court has now sentenced the IT specialist to 13 years in prison. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/27/russia-sentences-an-it-specialist-to-13-years-for-donating-to-ukraine-s-military-binance-helped-investigators-prove-their-case

Russia jailed an IT company director for 13 years over crypto donations, and a rights group says Binance helped Yuri Belenky flew to Moscow on business, and police detained him at the airport for allegedly swearing. Ten days into that detention, Russian investigators opened a terrorism-financing case against him. Investigators say his crypto donations were meant for Ukraine's army. 🔗https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/27/russian-court-jails-it-company-director-for-13-years-over-crypto-donations-after-binance-shared-his-data-rights-group-says/