Production designer for “Liquidation” Aleksandr Kondratov has died. He was accused of treason.

Aleksandr Kondratov died in Moscow’s Botkin Hospital, reports “Pervy Otdel” (First Department). He was 52. Three days before his death, he was transferred to hospital from a remand prison.

Kondratov was detained in spring 2026 at Vnukovo Airport when he arrived in Russia from Kyiv, where he had lived since 2012. He was planning to renew his international passport.

After his detention, Kondratov was repeatedly handed consecutive administrative arrests on minor hooliganism charges. In total, he spent over 70 days in custody. In August, a treason case was opened against him, and he was sent to a remand prison over six internet posts.

Kondratov was the production designer for the TV series “Liquidation.” For his work on the project, he received the Golden Eagle award and a TEFI. “Pervy Otdel” notes that since the beginning of the year, this is at least the eleventh death of someone involved in a political case in Russia.

27 October, 15:31 Aleksandr Kondratov’s lawyer was not shown his body or his medical death certificate. The head of the pathology department at Botkin Hospital informed his lawyer verbally that the cause of death was a type 2 myocardial infarction, reports “Mediazona.”

Kondratov was hospitalised on the evening of 23 October, but his lawyer was only informed of his death on the morning of 26 October. The exact date, time, and place of death (in hospital or in the ambulance) remain unknown. His defence team has sent formal requests to the hospital and Remand Prison No. 3 to obtain documents and clarify the circumstances of his hospitalisation and medical care.

The story has been updated with information from his lawyer.