Overview
- Russia's FSB said it detained a former Radio Free Europe freelancer in the city of Chita on suspicion of high treason.
- The agency alleged he sent information over Telegram about a local publication and a regional infrastructure site that it says enabled Ukrainian cyberattacks that hindered officials.
- Video from the search showed masked officers seizing 21 memory sticks and two mobile phones from his home.
- A judge ordered him into pre-trial detention, and he could face a life sentence if convicted of treason.
- Kyiv and Radio Free Europe did not comment, and Russia has labeled RFE/RL an “undesirable” group as treason cases tied to Ukraine have increased.