Maksim Bondarenko's property has been confiscated.

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A court, following a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor's office, confiscated the property of former Primorsko-Akhtarsk head Maksim Bondarenko; he intends to appeal the decision.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," on January 20, security forces conducted searches at the home of Primorsko-Akhtarsk District head Maksim Bondarenko, and the following day, the official was dismissed due to a loss of confidence from the governor of Kuban. In early February, the court seized Bondarenko's property after the prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit to confiscate it for state use, and at the end of February, Bondarenko filed a counterclaim.

On March 16, the Primorsko-Akhtarsky District Court, acting on a claim filed by the prosecutor's office, confiscated the property of former district head Maxim Bondarenko for the state, Kommersant reports, citing the unified press service of the courts of Krasnodar Krai.

Three land plots totaling over 3,000 square meters, three residential buildings totaling over 1,400 square meters, one non-residential property, three cars, and an all-terrain vehicle were transferred to the state treasury. The court rejected a counterclaim filed by Bondarenko's minor son to release his car from seizure.

Bondarenko himself commented on the court's decision on his Telegram channel. He stated that all of his assets had been declared since 2012, and the figure of 250 million rubles "was invented by someone to make their actions seem more significant." Bondarenko also stated that the house where he and his family live took three and a half years to build, but was only counted as income the year it was completed. "The three cars everyone's so excited about are a 2016 Lada Largus, a 1972 Zhiguli, and a 2019 minivan! The all-terrain vehicle is a 2014 model. The land plot is 3,000 square meters—that's 30 hundred square meters in the village," he also noted, adding that his income also includes proceeds from renting out property acquired before entering public service.

Bondarenko hopes to overturn the court's confiscation order.

Maksim Bondarenko became famous for his lawsuit with pensioner Margarita Belykh: in 2024, he sued the elderly woman after being offended by her online comments. The Primorsko-Akhtarsky District Court ruled that Bondarenko's comments about an "arrogant official" and the words "he lies like he breathes" were untrue and defamatory. The court ordered Margarita Belykh to delete the comments, publish a retraction, and pay the official 1,000 rubles in compensation for moral damages.

However, Bondarenko was not satisfied with this decision and in 2025 filed a new lawsuit against Belykh, demanding reimbursement of approximately 300,000 rubles in legal costs. The court partially upheld the claim and ordered the 80-year-old pensioner to pay the official 85,000 rubles.