Mikhail Verbitsky detained at Yerevan airport at Russia's request
Key facts
- •Mikhail Verbitsky detained at Yerevan airport at Russia's request
- •Verbitsky is on a wanted list in Russia
- •He was added to Russia's list of terrorists and extremists in January 2025
- •Verbitsky is a mathematician and blogger who has taught at several universities
Russian mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky has been detained at the Yerevan airport. He was detained at Russia's request, according to writer Roman Leibov and TV Rain. Verbitsky is on a wanted list in Russia.
Detention Details
Verbitsky was detained over a criminal case opened against him in Russia, according to Ani Chatinyan, a lawyer at the Yerevan office of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly 'Vanadzor'. If Russia submits an extradition request, Verbitsky will be held for 40 days under Armenian law; otherwise, he will be released within 72 hours.
Background on Verbitsky
Verbitsky is a mathematician who worked at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics in Moscow and taught at several universities. He is known as a blogger and the creator of 'Tifaretnik', a platform similar to LiveJournal. In 2014, he was a witness in the criminal case against essayist Boris Stomakhin.
This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Meduza (English).
