The state may convert the assets and property of corrupt officials into revenue in a record amount of about Rb800 bn based on lawsuits filed in 2025. This forecast was given in a comment for TASS by Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department.
The expert noted a significant increase in anti-corruption activities: “The record number of lawsuits in 2025 means that the amount of claims filed in such lawsuits is growing.” He specified that in 2025, more than 24,000 criminal cases were initiated on corruption charges, which is 16% more than in 2024.
Assuming that the median growth rate of confiscations since 2019 continues, in 2025 we can hypothetically expect the volume of confiscated funds to exceed Rb800 bn,” said Kirill Chernovol. He cited data on the rapid growth in the amount of seizures: from more than Rb20 bn in 2019 to Rb504 bn in 2024, emphasizing that “in just five years” this figure exceeded Rb760 bn rubles.
Among the biggest cases this year, the expert highlighted the case of former Karachay-Cherkessia head Vladimir Kaishov, with Rb41.9 bn seized. The top three also include former Vladivostok mayor Vladimir Nikolaev (Rb15.8 bn) and former Russian Supreme Court judge Viktor Momotov (more than Rb9 bn).