23:58, 4 September 2026

Denis Kulanin was able to fly from Georgia to Armenia.

Former activist from the Rostov region Denis Kulanin arrived at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport after being pardoned by the President of Georgia.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Denis Kulanin, placed in a migration center in Tbilisi after his pardon, conducted a dry hunger strike due to fears of deportation to Russia. Today, the court gave him seven days to voluntarily leave Georgia.

30-year-old Russian citizen Denis Kulanin was detained on March 28, 2025, on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi and taken into custody on charges of damaging a police car during a protest. In court, he apologized for his actions and pleaded guilty. In early June, the court sentenced him to two years in prison. Denis Kulanin's name is included in the list of political prisoners in Georgia. At the end of February 2026, he declared a hunger strike due to being placed in a punishment cell. On August 27, he was pardoned by the President of Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili, on the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mariamoba. On August 29, it became known that Kulanin started a dry hunger strike due to fears of being deported to Russia and the lack of information about the whereabouts of his passport. The deportation issue was considered on August 30, and activists purchased a ticket for Kulanin to a third country.

This evening, Denis Kulanin arrived at Tbilisi airport to leave for a third country, writes Paper Kartuli

The arrival of Kulanin in Yerevan was later reported on Facebook by activist Marina Meskhi. She also published a video showing the Russian being welcomed at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport.

Kulanin is a former volunteer of Navalny's Rostov headquarters**, reports "Mediazona"***.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/426352