The former vice-governor of Kuban has been placed under house arrest.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar has placed Anna Minkova, the CEO of the Kuban 24 media group and former deputy head of the region for social issues, under house arrest. She is accused of large-scale fraud.

As reported by Kavkazsky Uzel, on January 27, security forces conducted an investigation into former Deputy Governor of Kuban Anna Minkova. She was later detained on suspicion of corruption.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar granted the investigator's motion to select a preventive measure in the form of house arrest for a period of two months (until March 27, 2026) for Anna Minkova, the press service of the courts of Krasnodar Krai reported today on the Telegram channel.

Former Vice Governor of Kuban Minkova is accused of fraud on an especially large scale 1 .

The following restrictions have also been imposed on the accused: do not leave the residential premises, with the exception of walks at certain times; do not communicate with persons who are parties to the case in any form; The court specified that they were not to use communication devices or the internet.

Anna Minkova herself has not posted on her personal Telegram channel (5,120 subscribers) since January 22. On October 27, 2025, she announced her resignation as vice governor.

As a reminder, Minkova was at the center of a scandal while serving as vice governor. Before purchasing an apartment in a new building, people should inquire about the availability of social infrastructure in the neighborhood, and women should decide for themselves whether to send their husbands to work in other regions and consider how to send their children to school before the birth, stated Anna Minkova, vice governor of the Krasnodar Territory. Officials are obligated to solve city development problems, not lecture its residents, social media users commented on the vice governor's remarks. Activists demanded her resignation.