According to Interfax, Gennady Sakharov, who holds the position of Director of Capital Investments, State Construction Supervision and State Expertise at rosatom State Corporation, was detained in russia on charges of bribery in a significant amount. According to the propaganda media, Sakharov was officially charged with taking a large-scale bribe. Based on a request from the investigation, a moscow court ordered Sakharov's arrest until May 26.

The moscow Times notes that Sakharov, who has held his position at rosatom since 2010 and is a board member and vice president of the russian Union of Builders for Engineering and Interaction with the International Expert Community, faces up to 15 years in prison. On February 19, it was reported that IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi does not consider it possible to impose sanctions against rosatom.