On 18 October, Ivan Leontyev, an environmental activist from Arkhangelsk, was charged with “violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, procession or picket” for participating in an unauthorized rally on April 7 and fined 10,000 rubles. The rally was organized to protest against construction of a landfill in Arkhangelsk region designed for shipments of garbage from Moscow. Environmental activists say the garbage shipments will include highly hazardous waste and food that will decompose without oxygen and will emit toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide and methane. The released gases will allegedly poison the atmosphere for many kilometers in all directions and toxic filtrates will enter the regions’ water supply.