Overview
- Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovich announced the decision after the State Security Department evaluated the message and considered Ukraine’s position.
- Migration Department head Indre Gaspere said Volkov’s legal status remains unchanged because he is not deemed a threat to state security.
- The review followed a private message containing harsh comments about Russian Volunteer Corps commander Denis Kapustin and references to Ukrainian officials, which Volkov later called an emotional note he should not have written.
- Ukrainian prosecutors opened a factual pre-trial inquiry under Article 436-2 on justification or denial of Russia’s aggression, with no suspicion formally notified at this stage.
- Earlier reports of Kapustin’s death were later described as a staged event, and Russia designates the Russian Volunteer Corps as a terrorist organization.