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Russia arrests citizens recruited by Ukraine via Telegram.

Updated 07:32 UTC, 30 October 2026 · 5 reports from 2 outlets · 21 one-source

Top reportFSB Detains Sevastopol Resident Suspected of Passing Russian Military Site Info to UkraineSputnik · State media ·

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Image from Sputnik: Recruited via Telegram: FSB Arrests 56 Russians Coerced into Crime by Ukrainian Intel

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Last 48 hours, newest first (times UTC)

  1. New claim FSB detains Sevastopol resident 5 hrs ago
  2. New claim The Investigative Committee continues to document evidence that Ukraine’s special services are using a popular Telegram chatbot to recruit Russian citizens into sabotage and terrorist activities 15 hrs ago
  3. New claim All suspects are charged with crimes under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code 15 hrs ago
  4. New claim Several young men and women were detained in August and October for setting fire to law enforcement vehicles, gas stations, and energy and transport infrastructure facilities 15 hrs ago
  5. New claim The 18-year-old native of Vladivostok doused the cabinet with solvent and set it on fire 15 hrs ago
  6. New claim An 18-year-old native of Vladivostok broke into a transformer cabinet on the Leningrad branch of the Moscow Railway on October 1, 2026 15 hrs ago
  7. New claim The other schoolgirl doused police vehicles with flammable liquid and set them on fire in September 2026 15 hrs ago
  8. New claim Ukrainian security services recruited two underage schoolgirls from St. Petersburg via the Telegram Dayvinchik/Leo match bot to carry out terrorist attacks 15 hrs ago
  9. New claim A person is not subject to criminal liability if they voluntarily refused to bring a crime to an end 16 hrs ago
  10. New claim The Investigative Committee of Russia urged parents to monitor their children's online activity 16 hrs ago
12 earlier changes
  1. New claim The FSB warned not to divulge personal data on dating sites 16 hrs ago
  2. New claim One schoolgirl set fire to a gas station in September 2026 16 hrs ago
  3. New claim Ukrainian special services involved two underage St. Petersburg schoolgirls in committing terrorist attacks 16 hrs ago
  4. New claim 56 Russians aged 12 to 24 have been detained since July 2025 16 hrs ago
  5. New claim Eight minors aged 14 to 17 and two adult Russian citizens were detained in August-September 2026 16 hrs ago
  6. New claim Russia's FSB has released new details about Ukraine luring Russian teenagers into committing terrorist acts 16 hrs ago
  7. New claim 56 Russians aged 12 to 24 have been detained since July 2025 for committing crimes under the psychological influence of Ukrainian intelligence agencies 18 hrs ago
  8. New claim Eight minors and two adult Russian citizens were detained in August and September 2026 for plotting or carrying out arson attacks 18 hrs ago
  9. New claim Russia’s Federal Security Service has uncovered new cases of Ukrainian intelligence services using the popular Dayvinchik/Leo match bot to recruit teenagers to carry out terrorist attacks 18 hrs ago
  10. New claim 56 Russians 20 hrs ago
  11. New claim FSB arrests 56 Russians 20 hrs ago
  12. Story opened Russia arrests citizens recruited by Ukraine via Telegram. 20 hrs ago

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Russian state media

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Russian state media centres the actions of Ukraine's special services, using terms like 'recruiting Russian teenagers for terrorism' and 'coerced into crime by Ukrainian Intel', and foregrounds the detention of Russian citizens suspected of passing military site info to Ukraine, while focusing on the charges under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code.

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FSB detains Sevastopol resident One source: SputnikSputnik · #
A person is not subject to criminal liability if they voluntarily refused to bring a crime to an end One source: TASSTASS · #
The Investigative Committee of Russia urged parents to monitor their children's online activity One source: TASSTASS · #
The FSB warned not to divulge personal data on dating sites One source: TASSTASS · #
One schoolgirl set fire to a gas station in September 2026 One source: TASSTASS · #
Ukrainian special services involved two underage St. Petersburg schoolgirls in committing terrorist attacks One source: TASSTASS · #
56 Russians aged 12 to 24 have been detained since July 2025 One source: TASSTASS · #
Eight minors aged 14 to 17 and two adult Russian citizens were detained in August-September 2026 One source: TASSTASS · #
Russia's FSB has released new details about Ukraine luring Russian teenagers into committing terrorist acts One source: TASSTASS · #
56 Russians One source: SputnikSputnik · #
FSB arrests 56 Russians One source: SputnikSputnik · #
The Investigative Committee continues to document evidence that Ukraine’s special services are using a popular Telegram chatbot to recruit Russian citizens into sabotage and terrorist activities One source: TASSTASS · #
  • “The Investigative Committee, in conjunction with the FSB and the Russian Interior Ministry, continues to document evidence that Ukraine’s special services are using a popular Telegram chatbot to recruit Russian citizens, primarily young adults and teenagers, into sabotage and terrorist activities through deception and psychological manipulation,”

    TASSState mediaReportsUkraine recruits two St. Petersburg schoolgirls via match bot to commit terrorist attacks

All suspects are charged with crimes under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code One source: TASSTASS · #
Several young men and women were detained in August and October for setting fire to law enforcement vehicles, gas stations, and energy and transport infrastructure facilities One source: TASSTASS · #
The 18-year-old native of Vladivostok doused the cabinet with solvent and set it on fire One source: TASSTASS · #
An 18-year-old native of Vladivostok broke into a transformer cabinet on the Leningrad branch of the Moscow Railway on October 1, 2026 One source: TASSTASS · #
The other schoolgirl doused police vehicles with flammable liquid and set them on fire in September 2026 One source: TASSTASS · #
Ukrainian security services recruited two underage schoolgirls from St. Petersburg via the Telegram Dayvinchik/Leo match bot to carry out terrorist attacks One source: TASSTASS · #
56 Russians aged 12 to 24 have been detained since July 2025 for committing crimes under the psychological influence of Ukrainian intelligence agencies One source: TASSTASS · #
  • “Since July 2025, 56 Russians aged 12 to 24 have been detained in various regions of Russia. They used the Telegram Dayvinchik/Leo match bot and committed crimes under the psychological influence of Ukrainian intelligence agencies, the FSB emphasized.”

    TASSState mediaReportsFSB uncovers new cases of Kiev recruiting teenagers via dating match bot

Eight minors and two adult Russian citizens were detained in August and September 2026 for plotting or carrying out arson attacks One source: TASSTASS · #
  • “In August and September 2026 alone, eight minors (aged 14 to 17) and two adult Russian citizens (aged 19 and 24) were detained in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Leningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Ryazan, and Sverdlovsk Regions for either plotting or carrying out arson attacks on law enforcement vehicles, gas stations, and energy and transport infrastructure facilities on the orders of Ukrainian special services, as well as for acting as couriers to transfer funds obtained from defrauded citizens to cryptocurrency exchange points,”

    TASSState mediaReportsFSB uncovers new cases of Kiev recruiting teenagers via dating match bot

Russia’s Federal Security Service has uncovered new cases of Ukrainian intelligence services using the popular Dayvinchik/Leo match bot to recruit teenagers to carry out terrorist attacks One source: TASSTASS · #

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