The prosecution requested 18 years in prison for Nizhny Novgorod oligarch Dmitry Arjanov.

      On August 5, 2026, 17:46 Incidents Former co-owner of the energy supply company "TNS Energo," Dmitry Arzhanov, may be sentenced to 18 years in prison to be served in a strict regime colony, reports "Kommersant." Such a term was requested by the prosecutor during the closing arguments in the Tver District Court of Moscow. According to the prosecution, Arzhanov is the organizer of the embezzlement of nearly 15 billion rubles from PJSC "MRSK Center" and PJSC "MRSK Center and Volga Region." Recall that the oligarch was detained in the fall of 2020. At that time, the businessman was on the list of Russian Forbes, and his fortune was estimated at 1 billion dollars. Along with him, the leaders of the "TNS Energo" group were arrested. They were charged with organizing a criminal community and fraud related to the embezzlement of funds from the company "Rosseti." By that time, the energy supply holding had accumulated a large debt to the network organization for electricity transmission services. The criminal case has been under consideration in the Tver District Court of Moscow since the end of 2023. All defendants deny involvement in the embezzlement. The prosecutor requested a 17-year prison sentence for former general director of the company Sergey Afanasyev and former executive director of "TNS Energo Nizhny Novgorod" Boris Shchurov. For Sergey Afanasyev's wife, Sofia Afanasyeva, who held the position of deputy general director of the holding, the prosecution considers it fair to impose a 16-year sentence in a colony. Another defendant in the case was previously convicted in a special procedure - a year ago, he received six years in a strict regime colony. It was previously reported that Dmitry Arzhanov's property in Nizhny Novgorod has already been put up for sale several times. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has channels on Telegram and MAX. Subscribe to stay updated on the main events, exclusive materials, and operational information. Copyright © 1999—2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod." When reprinting, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is mandatory. This resource may contain materials 18+