# Montenegro detains pro-war blogger who created Rybar, a Telegram channel with 1.5 million subscribers

https://mins.news/en/item/92844

- Meduza, 2026-10-09 09:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/09/montenegro-detains-russian-pro-war-blogger-behind-rybar-a-telegram-channel-with-1-5-million-subscribers

> Montenegrin authorities detained Rybar creator Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife, and several staff members in Risan on October 9. Local media said the operation sought to curb the “hybrid activity” of a network of channels that British and American authorities link to Kremlin propaganda. Rybar has more than 1.5 million Telegram subscribers.

## Related coverage

- [Founder of Russian war propaganda channel Rybar detained in Montenegro](https://mins.news/en/item/92991) — The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-09
- [Rybar project head and colleagues detained in Montenegro](https://mins.news/en/item/92904) — TASS, 2026-10-09