New Searches in Homes of Jehovah's Witnesses — This Time in and Around Armavir

In the early morning of November 19, 2025, a raid was carried out against local Jehovah's Witnesses in Armavir and the village of Konokovo. At least five people were interrogated and their homes were searched.

The criminal case was initiated by Vera Moskovaya, an investigator of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Two believers — Daniil Koval, 47, and Viktor Vikulyev, 35, — are suspected of organizing the activity of a liquidated organization (Article 282.2(1) of the RF CrC).

The number of Jehovah's Witnesses prosecuted in Kuban has reached 40. One of them, a retired police officer, Valeriy Baylo, died in prison due to his not being provided with medical care.