Russian intelligence recruits Ukrainian teen via Telegram for sabotage; sentenced

A 15-year-old girl in Kramatorsk was recruited by Russian intelligence via Telegram to surveil Ukrainian military positions and later tasked with placing a grenade under a car. The case, investigated by Slidstvo.Info, reveals a pattern of Russian recruitment of minors for sabotage in Ukraine. The girl was sentenced, and a warrant was issued for Russian military man Nikita Zorin in August 2026.