{
  "id": 1974943,
  "title": "Ukrainian volunteer who says FSB blackmailed him says he is safe, no longer in Russia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ukrainian-volunteer-who-says-fsb-blackmailed-him-says-he-is-safe-no",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T16:43:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/volunteer-mikhail-purishev-gives-update-safe-and-not-in-russia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian volunteer Mikhail Purishev, who claimed the FSB blackmailed him by threatening his son in Russia, says he is now safe and no longer in the country. Purishev thanked his supporters and human rights organizations for their assistance in a video posted on Instagram on Aug. 19. He did not provide further details about the current situation. On Aug. 17, Purishev posted a video on social media, stating that Russian intelligence was pressuring him to share information about Ukrainian military positions. The FSB allegedly threatened to conscript his son into the Russian military and send him to fight against Ukraine if he did not cooperate. Purishev arrived in Moscow on Aug. 17 and later posted a second video expressing gratitude for his safe arrival in Russia.",
  "summary": "Pressured by the FSB over his son, Purishev flew to Moscow on Aug.17, posting about it on social media",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}