Valery Zaitsev, a 14-year-old Russian boy from the village of Solnechny, in the Far Eastern Russian region of Khabarovsk, who reportedly voiced sympathy for Ukraine, has ben arrested under suspicion that he was preparing a terrorist attack with explosives, Mediazona reports. Zaitsev, who suffers from tuberculosis, was arrested together with an 18-year-old friend for preparing explosives and Molotov cocktails, the report said. He had voiced opinions against the war in Ukraine, according to some of his classmates, who said he was apprehended from a hospital and is currently in a pretrial detention center. Authorities have not commented on the case. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Report: 14-Year-Old Russian Boy Sick With TB Arrested For 'Terrorist Activities'
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