# Yuri Belenkiy

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-18**: Data disclosure revealed — News reports based on Reuters-reviewed records reveal Binance's cooperation with Russian investigators.
- **2025-09**: Belenkiy arrested — Yuri Belenkiy is arrested by Russian authorities and remains imprisoned while awaiting trial.
- **2024-03**: Alleged donation window ends — Prosecutors allege the transfers concluded in March 2024, totaling over $700 in cryptocurrency.
- **2023-01**: Alleged donations begin — Yuri Belenkiy allegedly starts sending cryptocurrency to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns after responding to online appeals from Arkady Babchenko.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Binance Shared $700 in Crypto Records for Russia Terror Case
2026-08-18 02:54:25 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Reuters-reviewed records show Binance handed over KYC and transaction data to Russian authorities, who used it in a terrorism case over $700 in Ukrainian donations. The case tests cross-border evidence, data retention, and the limits of exchange liability.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/binance-russia-data-disclosure-terror-case-legal

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