# Pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk arrested in Montenegro

https://mins.news/en/item/93077

- The Guardian, 2026-10-09 11:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/09/russian-military-blogger-mikhail-zvinchuk-rybar-arrested-montenegro

> Montenegrin officials say Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the influential Rybar military blog, was detained in Risan alongside his wife and three other Russians. The prime minister said the arrest followed warnings of possible destabilisation and hybrid warfare efforts against the country.

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