# Russia detains federal youth agency official and Synergy private university vice-rector over allegedly unusable online courses

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russia-detains-federal-youth-agency-official-and-synergy-private-university-vice-rector-over-allegedly-unusable-online-courses/
- Published: 2026-11-14T00:26:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T01:23:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/14/russia-detains-federal-youth-agency-official-and-synergy-private-university-vice-rector-over-allegedly-unusable-online-courses
- Topics: Entertainment, Europe, TV, World

## Key points

- Two officials have been detained in investigations tied to Synergy contracts.
- Investigators allege 18 million roubles may have been embezzled.
- Synergy says its courses worked and tens of thousands completed them.

## Summary

Russian authorities have detained Rosmolodezh deputy head Denis Ashirov and Synergy University vice-rector Mikhail Yerofeyev in investigations linked to government contracts for online training courses. Investigators suspect funds were embezzled, alleging that courses produced under one contract were unusable in practice.

The 2023 contract was worth 31.5 million roubles. Investigators say subcontractors completed most of the work for no more than 13.5 million, while Synergy received full payment, leaving 18 million roubles potentially misappropriated. Synergy says it completed the work on time, that more than 50,000 people took the training and over 36,000 earned certificates; it says no specific employees have been charged and that it is cooperating with investigators.

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