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Founder of Rybar Telegram channel spreading fake news about Azerbaijan detained in Montenegro

Founder of Rybar Telegram channel spreading fake news about Azerbaijan detained in Montenegro
# 09 October 2026 12:23 (UTC +04:00)

Mikhail Zvinchuk, the author and founder of Russia's Rybar Telegram channel, has been detained in Montenegro, APA's Russian bureau reports.

According to the local newspaper Vijesti, Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria, and three other Rybar employees were detained this morning in the Montenegrin city of Risan.

The operation was reportedly carried out by Montenegrin police and the country's National Security Agency.

The detentions were reportedly linked to efforts to prevent hybrid activities by Telegram channels involved in foreign information influence operations.

Note that the Rybar Telegram channel and its founder, blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, are among those behind what has been described as a smear campaign against Azerbaijan in Russia. Numerous anti-Azerbaijani publications by Zvinchuk can be found both on the Rybar channel, which he founded, and on the Tsargrad channel, known for its anti-Azerbaijani stance.

 

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