Singer Dolina said she will return one and a half million dollars to the buyer of her apartment.
Russian singer Larisa Dolina has stated that she will return 112 million Russian rubles (approximately $1.45 million) to Polina Lurye — the buyer of her apartment, which the artist sold under the influence of fraudsters and then received back by court order. She said this on the "Let Them Talk" program on Channel One.
Larisa Dolina noted that she does not yet have the entire necessary amount, but promises to find a way to return the money in full. According to her, both she and Lurye suffered in this story: the singer was deceived by telephone scammers, and the buyer never received the housing.
Earlier, Lurye's lawyer Svetlana Sviridenko said that Dolina allegedly offered to conclude a settlement agreement and return the money in installments, but her client refused.
In the spring of 2024, scammers, posing as special services employees, convinced Dolina that her bank accounts were in danger and forced her to sell the apartment, allegedly to repay a "loan" issued by the attackers. The singer sold the apartment for 112 million rubles and handed over the money to a courier, who also became a victim of the deception.
In total, several people suffered from the activities of the gang, and the total amount of damage exceeded 300 million rubles (about $3.9 million). Several defendants in the case were sentenced to terms ranging from four to seven years.
In March 2025, a court in Moscow decided to return the apartment to Dolina. Lurye tried to appeal this, but the court supported the singer as a victim of fraud.
After that, the public, bloggers, and politicians began to sharply criticize Dolina and insist that she return the apartment to Lurye. Amid the scandal, some listeners began to return tickets to her concerts, and some performances were canceled.
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