Regional media report that the Belgorod Regional FSB has opened a criminal case under Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code for public justification of terrorism against Nikita Parmenov, editor of the Telegram channel 'Pepel'. Authorities state that linguistic analysis indicates his online statements support banned groups like the Russian Volunteer Corps and Legion 'Freedom of Russia', and that he is recognized as a foreign agent. The outlet notes the case may relate to a YouTube stream where he expressed respect for these groups' actions in Ukraine while criticizing their conduct near Russian borders, though an excerpt omitting this criticism was shared by another channel.
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