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FSB places Telegram founder on wanted list over bot recruitment

7/29/2026

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FSB placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on a wanted list and charged him under Article 205.1.
FSB says Telegram did not delete the Dayvinchik bot that recruited 46 youths.
Investigators allege those youths carried out arson, sabotage and attacks in 16 regions, causing casualties.
The attacks caused billions of damage and could bring up to 15 years imprisonment in absentia.
Pavel Durov, a UAE citizen residing in Dubai, has not commented.

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FSB placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on a wanted list and charged him under Article 205.1.
FSB says Telegram did not delete the Dayvinchik bot that recruited 46 youths.
Investigators allege those youths carried out arson, sabotage and attacks in 16 regions, causing casualties.
The attacks caused billions of damage and could bring up to 15 years imprisonment in absentia.
Pavel Durov, a UAE citizen residing in Dubai, has not commented.