Overview
- On December 23, the Soviet District Court granted a police petition to place the minor in a temporary juvenile detention center for up to 30 days.
- Authorities say he assembled a homemade explosive at his residence, and an explosive substance or device was seized during an inspection.
- According to court materials, he communicated via Telegram with a man who claimed to serve the Islamic State and created groups about sharia and making explosive devices.
- He shut down a public group in mid-December after failing to join a terrorist community and decided to carry out an attack in Dagestan.
- Regional counter‑extremism police and the Astrakhan UFSB disrupted the plans, and no criminal case was opened under Articles 222.1 and 223.1 because he is 13.