Published court rulings contain no evidence of Russians being recruited through DaiVinchik

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Since the summer of 2025, the FSB has detained 56 users of the DaiVinchik chatbot. Security officers have detained 56 Russians aged 12 to 24, Interfax reports, citing the FSB. The security service said the detainees were users of the DaiVinchik chatbot and allegedly “committed…

Published court rulings contain no evidence of Russians being recruited through DaiVinchik, Mediazona journalist says

Russian security officers said they had detained 56 DaiVinchik users suspected of collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence services. However, according to Mediazona journalist David Frenkel, the published court rulings do not substantiate those allegations.

The published court rulings show no direct links either to Ukrainians or to Ukrainian intelligence,

Frenkel said on air on TV Rain.

The journalist believes DaiVinchik’s main danger stems from its lack of moderation: the bot is used not only for dating but also for scams, extortion and threats.

He also suggested that mentioning the bot in the criminal case against Pavel Durov could be a way to secure more active cooperation from the Telegram founder with Russian security services.

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