# Russian mathematician charged with treason over $26 in paid Telegram reactions to Ukrainian and opposition channels

https://mins.news/en/item/103776

- Meduza, 2026-10-16 21:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/17/russian-mathematician-semyon-krasotkin-charged-with-treason-over-26-in-paid-telegram-reactions-to-ukrainian-and-opposition-channels

> Mathematician and journalist Semyon Krasotkin, 27, has been jailed on treason charges, Vot Tak reported. Sources said border guards found paid “stars” he had left on Ukrainian and opposition Telegram posts after detaining him at Domodedovo Airport following a trip to Kyrgyzstan. A court ordered him held in pretrial detention for two months on September 19; investigators listed the reactions’ value as 2,200 rubles.

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