A Nalchik resident has been accused of promoting terrorism.

Investigators in Kabardino-Balkaria have issued a search warrant for a Nalchik resident suspected of promoting terrorism due to posts he made on a messaging app.

The charge of publicly promoting or justifying terrorism via the internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code) carries a prison sentence of five to seven years.

According to investigators, a Nalchik resident born in 1977 published certain materials on a messaging app channel in October 2025. Law enforcement officials found in the materials "signs of justification and propaganda of terrorism, as well as a positive assessment of the activities of members of an international terrorist organization," the Investigative Committee's Directorate for Kabardino-Balkaria reported.

The agency did not specify what materials the suspect published or which terrorist organization they were affiliated with. The man has not yet been detained; according to investigators, he has been placed on a wanted list, and the investigation and evidence gathering are ongoing.

"Caucasian Knot" reported that courts in southern Russia regularly sentence local residents to prison terms for social media posts. For example, a court in Rostov-on-Don in April sentenced Dagestani resident Ramazan Musayev, finding him guilty of inciting terrorism for publishing materials endorsing the activities of militants. It is impossible to determine the actual number of such convictions, as not all cases of justifying terrorism are included in public court records.