# Ukrainian volunteer who says FSB blackmailed him is safe and no longer in Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/26447

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-19 16:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/volunteer-mikhail-purishev-gives-update-safe-and-not-in-russia/

> Ukrainian volunteer Mikhail Purishev says Russia’s FSB pressured him by threatening his son and demanded information on Ukrainian military positions while he worked under the cover of a volunteer. After flying to Moscow on Aug. 17, he said in a video on Aug. 19 that he was safe and had left Russia, but gave no further details.