Three judges from the Rostov region have been stripped of their powers.

The powers of three judges from the Rostov Region will be terminated in the coming months by decision of the Qualification Commission.

The Qualification Commission of the Rostov Region has stripped three judges from the Rostov Region of their powers. The decision was made at a meeting of the Qualification Commission. The judges of the Azov, Salsk, and Matveyevo-Kurgan District Courts have resigned, Don24 reports.

Judge Irina Kravchenko of the Azov City Court will resign, and her powers will cease in May 2026. She was appointed to this position by decree of the President of Russia in October 2004 for a three-year term, and in July 2008, she was appointed to the same court for an indefinite term.

The powers of Judge Marina Fedyakova of the Salsk District Court will also cease in mid-April 2026 due to her resignation. Her judicial career began in 1995 with a five-year term on the Salsk City Court. After being reappointed in 2000 for an unlimited term, she was appointed a judge of the Salsk District Court in June 2024 by presidential decree.

Furthermore, the panel terminated the term of Judge Sergei Bondarev of the Matveyevo-Kurgan District Court due to his death.

The panel also considered the disciplinary action against Judge Yulia Gritsenko of the Taganrog City Court. Violations were found in her actions, but no punishment was imposed because the statute of limitations had expired, the publication states.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin requested approval from the High Qualification Collegium of Judges of the Russian Federation to prosecute five judges of the Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, including Elena Kobleva, who was arrested in 2024. On December 8, 2025, the High Qualification Collegium of Judges gave permission to initiate criminal proceedings against Kobleva, and on December 9, 2025, it gave permission against four more judges, including retired judge Oleg Batalshchikov.

On March 21, it was reported that former judge of the Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, Oleg Batalshchikov, who is a defendant in the case of former court head Elena Kobleva, filed a complaint against the decision of the High Qualification Collegium of Judges to allow his criminal prosecution. The Supreme Court rejected the complaint.