Franchuk Borys Ivanovych
Franchuk Borys Ivanovych
Borys Franchuk is a native of Ukraine, a resident of the Sakhalin oblast, and a former military officer. He was detained at the airport by FSB officers. Franchuk was subjected to several administrative arrests, and then a criminal case was opened against him, accusing him of attempted treason and publicly justifying terrorism. He allegedly contacted a representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and planned to travel to Ukraine to participate in combat operations against Russian troops. He also, sharing a "pro-Ukrainian nationalist ideology," promoted terrorism online.