# Rybar project head and colleagues detained in Montenegro

https://mins.news/en/item/92904

- TASS, 2026-10-09 09:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2199783

> Montenegrin security services detained Rybar Telegram channel head Mikhail Zvinchuk and several colleagues in Risan, the outlet Vijesti reported. Those detained included his wife and colleague Valeria Zvinchuk and three other people.

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