Overview
- Regional investigators say the unnamed Ufa college student was charged under Article 205.5 part 2 for participation in terrorist organizations and placed in a SIZO pending trial.
- RIA Novosti reports the accused is a minor from the Abzelilovsky District, according to the regional Investigative Committee.
- Authorities allege he ran messenger channels from January to October that posted materials publicly justifying and promoting the ideology and activities of two groups designated terrorist by Russia’s Supreme Court.
- The Interior Ministry says he also supported in themed channels a person living abroad who is on the federal wanted list for terrorism and extremism.
- Investigators state he admitted guilt during interrogation, while officials did not disclose the groups involved, the wanted individual, or the student’s name; rights monitors count 175 accused in the first half of 2025 and 2,590 terrorism-related verdicts since the war began.