Arya News - Since July 2025, a total of 56 Russian citizens have been detained in Russian regions for committing crimes under pressure from Ukrainian security services, the individuals had all been users of the Dayvinchik service, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement.
The statement said the FSB, in coordination with the Interior Ministry and the Investigative Committee, continues to document instances where Ukrainian security services use the "Dayvinchik/Leo" chat bot on Telegram popular among young people to lure Russian citizens into acts of sabotage and terrorism through deception and psychological manipulation. "Between July 2025 and the present, 56 Russian citizens, aged 12 to 24, have been detained in various regions of Russia. All were users of the Dayvinchik Telegram service and committed crimes under the psychological influence of the enemy," it said.