# Russian electronics billionaire publicly defends jailed election expert Alexander Kynev, denouncing his detention conditions

https://mins.news/en/item/117923

- Meduza, 2026-10-27 18:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/27/russian-electronics-billionaire-dmitry-alekseyev-publicly-defends-jailed-election-expert-alexander-kynev-denouncing-his-detention-conditions

> Dmitry Alekseyev, president and co-owner of the DNS retail chain, publicly defended political scientist Alexander Kynev, arrested in a drug case, and condemned his detention conditions. Kynev’s lawyer said he shares a cell with 34 others and cannot use its floor-hole toilet because his broken leg is in a cast. Kynev has gone on hunger strike in pretrial detention.

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