The key facts
- Tsirulnikova and Osnova challenged the recovery of 114.12 million rubles under the singer's civil claim
- Initially Dolina demanded 176.14 million rubles, but reduced the amount by 61 million due to a separate claim granted in Yoshkar-Ola
- Dmitry Leontyev's case is suspended: he signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and went to the special military operation zone
Convicts challenged the multi-million recovery
Two people convicted in the fraud case involving singer Larisa Dolina's apartment — Angela Tsirulnikova and Andrei Osnova — filed appeals in Moscow against a ruling ordering them to pay more than 114 million rubles. TASS reported this, citing court documents, as reported by Life.ru.
The essence of the recovery and the course of the proceedings
On September 8, the Lefortovo Court of the capital granted the artist's civil claim and ordered both defendants to pay 114 million 120 thousand rubles jointly and severally — meaning the entire amount may be demanded from any of the debtors. In addition, the convicts were ordered to pay a state fee of 335 thousand 180 rubles. Initially, Dolina demanded 176 million 141 thousand rubles, but her representative reduced the claim by 61 million rubles after the Yoshkar-Ola City Court granted a separate claim by the singer for that amount.
Splitting of the case and the fate of the apartment
The proceedings were postponed repeatedly. Defendant Dmitry Leontyev signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense and went to the special military operation zone, so proceedings against him were suspended. The case of Artur Kamenetsky was separated due to lack of confirmation of his notification; a hearing on his case is scheduled for November 25. Earlier, the Balashikha Court of Moscow Region found all four participants of the scheme guilty: Tsirulnikova and Kamenetsky each received seven years in prison (general and strict regime respectively), Leontyev — seven years in a maximum-security colony, Osnova — four years in a general-regime colony, plus fines ranging from 900 thousand to one million rubles. According to the investigation, from April to June 2024 the fraudsters, posing as employees of various services, persuaded the artist to transfer her savings to supposedly safe accounts; as a result, the singer lost her money and sold the apartment. The Supreme Court of Russia recognized the property rights to the apartment for the buyer Polina Lurye, and in December 2025 the Moscow City Court ordered the artist to vacate the property.
Cancelled concerts and the 'hex' theory
Amid the court proceedings, Larisa Dolina suggested that the cause of the string of failures and cancelled performances could be a hex: she spoke of being tired of criticism and admitted that someone might have put the evil eye on her. The artist decided to temporarily cancel solo concerts in five Russian cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg and Bryansk. Her representative Sergei Pudovkin clarified that four performances were postponed to 2027, and the concert in St. Petersburg was cancelled. The singer herself called the break a personal decision without giving details, but continues to take part in theater productions and is preparing a new concert program for her return to the stage.
