In the Kemerovo region, a 17-year-old resident of the city of Belovo was detained on suspicion of financing terrorism (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). I mentioned Investigation Committee.
According to the investigation, in November and December 2025, the teenager transferred non-cash funds to a terrorist organization “through his account in one of the messaging programs, using the interaction function under the channel’s posts.”
NGS42 edition with references to sources He writesThat the teenager left paid “likes” on the Telegram channel of a unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We are talking about Telegram’s internal currency – Telegram Stars (“Stars”), which can be withdrawn to the Toncoin cryptocurrency.
The detainee was placed under house arrest.
This is at least the second precedent. In February 2026, the Investigative Committee opened a case under the article on terrorist financing against a 56-year-old resident of the Tyumen region. consequence maleThe suspect “transferred virtual currency to officials of Internet channels” that collect money for “terrorist organizations.” Ura.ru publication citing a source in the FSB He claimedit was specifically about Telegram Stars.