A court in Rostov-on-Don has ordered house arrest for the organizer of the extremist cell known as Allya-Ayat and for three participants, pending further proceedings by May 24. The decision was reported by TASS, the state news agency. The court considered the preventive measure necessary to prevent potential flight, concealment of evidence, or influence over witnesses as the investigation continues in this high-profile case.
According to the judge, Ekaterina Kozadayeva, Larisa Izyumova, Vladimir Kolomytsev, Sergei Moiseev, and Fluza Streletskaya will remain under house arrest in detention until May 24. This form of detention is used to restrict movement while repeatedly ensuring access to legal rights and ongoing participation in the investigation, reflecting the authorities’ emphasis on supervised containment rather than full pretrial detention.
Earlier reports indicate that in the Rostov region, officers from the long-range aviation and military transport divisions of the Federal Security Service of Russia, working together with the Center for Combating Extremism within the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, detained the leader and five participants of the extremist organization Allya-Ayat. It was noted that locals with ties to the group were among those detained. The FSB asserted that the suspects acted with coordination from abroad and that financial resources were moved to overseas partners as part of the operation against the organization.
Separately, a local resident in the Rostov region was detained on suspicions of spying for the Security Service of Ukraine. Russian intelligence reported that the individual secretly communicated with a representative of the SBU and assisted in collecting intelligence against the Russian state. A criminal case has been opened under the article concerning cooperation with a foreign state with a confidential basis, carrying a maximum penalty of up to eight years in prison.
In a prior development in Crimea, a civil action was filed against a woman who publicly urged the army to undertake offensive actions. The legal actions across these cases underscore ongoing efforts by Russian authorities to address suspected extremist activity and acts of espionage, with a focus on maintaining national security and public order during a period of heightened concern about external interference and internal security threats.”