A teenage girl from the Astrakhan region is suspected of justifying terrorism.

A minor resident of the Astrakhan region is under investigation for public justification of terrorism on the internet.

"Caucasian Knot" reported that courts in southern Russia regularly sentence local residents to real terms in prison for publications on social media under the article on justifying terrorism via the internet. It is impossible to establish the actual number of such sentences, as not all cases of justifying terrorism are included in the public court registries.

According to the investigation, in April 2025, a minor resident of the Astrakhan region posted publications in her Telegram channel accessible to an unlimited number of users. Investigators found "signs of justification of terrorism" in them, the regional Investigative Committee reported today.

The age of the suspect, her occupation, and the content of the publications are not disclosed in the agency's message. The measure of restraint chosen for her is also not specified.

The girl is charged with public justification of terrorism using the internet. This article (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) provides for a prison sentence of five to seven years. The "Caucasian Knot" currently has no comments from the suspect or her defense.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in May, a minor resident of the Astrakhan region was fined 30,000 rubles for spreading false information about the origin of the St. George ribbon on social media.

In December 2025, a court in Astrakhan sent a 13-year-old boy to a temporary detention center, who after his arrest said that he had prepared a terrorist act in Dagestan.