# Sochi’s former mayor sentenced to 15 years for bribery after reportedly fighting in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/86742

- Meduza, 2026-10-05 16:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/05/sochi-s-former-mayor-reportedly-left-to-fight-in-ukraine-authorities-brought-him-back-and-a-court-has-now-sentenced-him-to-15-years-for-bribery

> Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court sentenced former Sochi Mayor Alexey Kopaygorodsky to 15 years in a high-security prison for accepting 248 million rubles in bribes. His wife, Yanina, received nine years. Both pleaded not guilty, while the court ordered major fines and the confiscation of family assets.