# Gennadiy Kapkanov

Also known as: Hennadiy Kapkanov

Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

_Alleged_ head of the Avalanche network.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

- Described by Ukrainian police as the alleged head of the Avalanche network; the only Avalanche suspect publicly named by any authority.
- RFE/RL describes him as 'Russian-born'; Ukrainian outlets have called him Ukrainian, and he was found carrying a Ukrainian passport in a false name. Nationality left null rather than guessed.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

**Associated takedowns:** [Avalanche network takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/avalanche-network-takedown)

**Recorded role:** head of the Avalanche network

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** Not recorded

**Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Arrested, February 2018

**Nationality:** Not established

**Country of residence:** Ukraine

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/sources)

## Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

2 recorded actions across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 30, 2016, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/sources#source-1) | [Avalanche network takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/avalanche-network-takedown), Criminal hosting and proxies | Avalanche | Alleged head of the Avalanche network | Arrested. Detained on the Avalanche action day after a brief shootout with police; released the following week when a Poltava court found prosecutors had failed to file charges properly, after which he disappeared. |
| February 25, 2018, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/sources#source-1) | [Avalanche network takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/avalanche-network-takedown), Criminal hosting and proxies | Avalanche | Alleged head of the Avalanche network | Arrested. Rearrested in a rented Kyiv apartment carrying a Ukrainian passport in a false name; a laptop, flash drive and cash were seized. He was due to appear in a Poltava court on 26 February 2018. |