# Russian investigators drop murder case against Putin-linked businessman Ilya Traber and three others

https://mins.news/en/item/40894

- Meduza, 2026-09-01 19:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/01/russian-investigators-drop-murder-case-against-putin-linked-businessman-ilya-traber-partner-vladimir-danilenko-and-two-others

> Vladimir Danilenko, longtime business partner of Ilya Traber, has been released from pretrial detention. Russia’s Investigative Committee dropped the case against everyone named in the investigation into the 2020 killing of St. Petersburg businessman and municipal deputy Alexander Petrov, citing contradictions in testimony and lack of involvement. Those detained are now entitled to exoneration and compensation.