MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/. Russia’s FSB has released new details about Ukraine luring Russian teenagers into committing terrorist acts through the popular youth dating chatbot Divinchik.
TASS has combined the key facts.
Ukraine's recruitment of teenagers through the Divinchik dating chat
- The FSB has reported new cases of teenagers being recruited by the special services of Ukraine to commit terrorist attacks through the popular youth dating chatbot Divinchik / Leo - Dating, Communication, New Friends.
- It said that in August-September 2026 alone, eight minors aged 14 to 17 and two adult Russian citizens (19 and 24 years old) were detained in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Ryazan and Sverdlovsk regions.
- According to the FSB, the detainees planned or had already committed arson attacks on law enforcement vehicles, gas stations, energy and transport infrastructure facilities on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services.
- They also served as couriers for transferring funds received from defrauded citizens to crypto exchange offices.
- It said that since July 2025, 56 Russians aged 12 to 24, users of the Divinchik Telegram service, who committed crimes under the psychological influence of the special services of Ukraine, have been detained in various regions.
Testimony of detainees
- The FSB showed a video recording of the detention of several teenagers involved in terrorist attacks through the popular youth dating chatbot Divinchik.
- In the footage, the young people said that they had met with young women in the chat, after which they were contacted by unknown people and forced to commit illegal acts through deception, blackmail and threats.
- As a result, several detainees set fire to gas stations, another photographed a relay cabinet, after which he was ordered to set it on fire to allegedly close his criminal case.
Involvement of minors in terrorist attacks in St. Petersburg
- The special services of Ukraine have involved two underage St. Petersburg schoolgirls in committing terrorist attacks through Telegram chatbot Divinchik /Leo, Svetlana Petrenko, an official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia, told TASS.
- As a result, one of the schoolgirls set fire to a gas station in September 2026.
- Also in September, the second schoolgirl, while at a police station, poured flammable liquid over official cars, after which she set them on fire.
- After that, she went to another police department but was detained.
- In addition, a teenager has been brought to criminal responsibility in the Leningrad Region.
- A young man purchased flammable liquids and set fire to a gas station in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, recording his actions on video.
- He acted on the instructions of a person who contacted him after meeting a young woman in the chatbot Divinchik and threatened negative consequences for him and his family members.
- They were all placed under house arrest.
FSB warning
- You should not divulge your personal data or the data of your loved ones when texting on a dating site, the FSB warned.
- It also said you should never give them your bank details, click on directed links, provide coordinates (geolocation) or photo and video images of buildings, structures, terrain, cars, equipment or people.
- People claiming to be from the Russian special services can later use this information for blackmail purposes, coercing the dupe into committing crimes under the threat of criminal prosecution.
A call to parents
- The Investigative Committee of Russia has urged parents to monitor their children's online activity so that they do not become involved in terrorist attacks and other illegal activities under the influence of the special services of Ukraine.
- Petrenko also reminded that no one should offer up their personal data when communicating on the Internet.
- The best thing to do if you receive a suspicious offer during online communication is immediately report it to the law enforcement agencies.
- In accordance with Article 31 of the Criminal Code, a person is not subject to criminal liability for a crime if he voluntarily and definitively refused to bring this crime to an end.