Leonid Spirin

Affiliated media: Groza , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: January 15, 2026

Attack type:

• Fine for non-compliance with the «foreign agents» law in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel "Groza"

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Leonid Spirin, Groza editor-in-chief, was fined 30’000 rubles (~EUR 320) for ‘failing to comply with the foreign agents’ reporting requirements’. In March 2025, Spirin was added to the ‘wanted’ list following the criminal case for ‘discrediting the Russian army’.