Russia Detained an Estonian, Accusing Him of Trying to Join Ukraine’s Armed Forces. He Had Come to See His Wife, Whom Estonia Had Denied Asylum.
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Russia detained an Estonian, accusing him of trying to join Ukraine’s armed forces. He had come to see his wife, whom Estonia had denied asylum.
Officers from Russia’s Federal Security Service detained an Estonian citizen in Vladimir in spring 2026 and accused him of trying to join Ukraine’s armed forces, according to iStories, an independent Russian investigative outlet, and Delfi.
"Major stories" and Delfi identified an Estonian citizen whose arrest in the case of attempted mercenary...
In April 2026, the FSB arrested an Estonian citizen on charges of preparing for mercenary activities; according to FSB, the man intended to join the U.S.A., "Major History" and Delfi found out that the detainee was a 30-year-old Arthur Kirmayae, a former Estonian Defence Force fighter, who had come to Russia to see his Russian wife, whom Estonia had previously refused asylum and banned entry into the EU for three years. A few days after Kirmayae…
Unfortunately, today is another day where my dear country shows itself from its worst side. Today's Delfi news about an Estonian citizen imprisoned in Russia contains an important piece of information at the end of the story about how it happened. While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (and all common sense) says that one should not travel to Russia, the PPA argued to the court that the former Scout Battalion soldier is in no danger of traveling …
"I've spent a lot of time on the Internet" "My name is [my name is muffled], I was born [date muffled] 1995 in Tallinn, Estonia, of which I am a citizen. I've been in Russia quite a lot. I've had a lot of friends here, I know, I have relatives, and Russia as a country has done nothing wrong to me personally." In the frame, a man is a man; the face is blurred so that it is impossible to identify him. He speaks a good Russian language. The recordi…
A few months ago, a video from the Russian internal security service FSB of a man whose face was blurred and name withheld began circulating on the Russian social media platform Telegram.
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