# Criminal case opened against editor of Russian border-region outlet Pepel on terrorism-justification charge

https://mins.news/en/item/115524

- Meduza, 2026-10-26 09:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/26/criminal-case-opened-against-editor-in-chief-of-russian-border-region-outlet-pepel-on-charges-of-justifying-terrorism

> Russia’s Federal Security Service branch in Belgorod opened a criminal case against Pepel editor-in-chief Nikita Parmenov, accusing him of justifying terrorism. The FSB says he supported the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion. Parmenov said in a livestream that he could not condemn Russians who joined the groups, while explicitly condemning units that shelled civilians in Belgorod region.