Ukrainian volunteer blackmailed by FSB returns home from Russia

Mykhailo Puryshev, a Ukrainian volunteer who traveled to Moscow in August 2026 after claiming the Russian FSB blackmailed him, successfully returned home by September 3, 2026. He shared his return on Instagram as an act of resistance.

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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukrainian volunteer who said FSB blackmailed him returns home after trip to Russia https:// kyivindependent.com/ukrainian- volunteer-who-said-fsb-blackmailed-him-returns-home-after-t

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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukrainian volunteer who said FSB blackmailed him returns home after trip to Russia https:// kyivindependent.com/ukrainian- volunteer-who-said-fsb-blackmailed-him-returns-home-after-trip-to-russia/ “With your support, you can return even from a place that seems impossible to return from,” Mykhailo Puryshev, who traveled to Moscow in August, wrote on Instagram. # Ukraine