Prominent Ukrainian volunteer Mykhailo Puryshev claimed on August 17, 2026, that Russia's FSB security service blackmailed him into cooperation by threatening to conscript his son into the Russian army. By August 19, he reported he was safe and no longer in Russia after traveling to Moscow.
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Russia's security service (FSB) blackmailed prominent Ukrainian volunteer Mykhailo Puryshev into cooperation, threatening to conscript his son into the Russian army, he claimed on Aug. 17.
Pressured by the FSB over his son, Purishev flew to Moscow on Aug.17, posting about it on social media
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Ukrainian volunteer who travelled to Moscow over son says he is safe and not in Russia Mykhailo Puryshev has left Russia and said he is safe following an incident involving Russia's Federal Security Service and blackmailing over his son.