IT worker jailed 13 years in Russia after Binance gave investigators records of his donations to Ukraine
According to The Moscow Times, Yury Belenky was sentenced after the crypto exchange handed over his transaction history, including transfers to Ukrainian fundraisers.
A Russian court has sentenced IT worker Yury Belenky to 13 years in prison, The Moscow Times reported on 27 October 2026.
According to the outlet, the crypto exchange Binance gave Russian investigators his transaction history last year. The records included transfers to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns.
The material available to Sverka does not name the charge, the court or the evidence presented at trial. The account rests on a single independent source, and Sverka has not been able to confirm it with a second one. Sverka has found no response from Binance or Russian authorities in the items reviewed.