Moscow Fertility Clinic Keeps Using Billionaire's Sperm Despite Terrorist Designation

AltraVita, a Moscow-based fertility clinic, maintains a dedicated webpage promoting IVF procedures that employ sperm donated by Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of Telegram. Despite Durov’s recent classification as a terrorist by Russian security services, the clinic only added a brief warning about his inclusion on the state’s extremist register and announced no intention to discontinue his donations. The charges against Durov stem from accusations that Telegram failed to block content used by Ukrainian special services and extremist groups to plan attacks inside Russia.

Living in Dubai with Emirati and French citizenship, Durov has publicly dismissed the allegations, posting a provocative gesture online. High-profile lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky told one outlet media that the biological material remains free of any extremist influence. The situation highlights the clash between Kremlin security policies and private medical services offering reproductive assistance.