Divnich announced the termination of the criminal case

The criminal case against Maksim Divnich has been dismissed. The case against Alikhan Bersayev, another participant in the Luhansk basin conflict, for unauthorized abandonment of his unit, has reached court, Divnich himself announced today. Prior to this, following Apti Alaudinov's statements about the threat of criminal prosecution against the blogger, appeals in support of Divnich from members of the SVO and the "Russian Community" appeared online.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," Apti Alaudinov announced the dismissal of the case against Chechen fighter Alikhan Bersayev, who was detained after a conflict in the Luhansk basin with blogger Maksim Divnich. According to the head of the Akhmat special forces, Divnich faces serious consequences, and the possibility of initiating a criminal case is being considered. A video message from Akhmat special forces to the heads of security agencies demanding that Divnich be held accountable for inciting ethnic and religious hatred and discrediting the armed forces has appeared online. The "Russian Community" has come out in support of a blogger located in the SVO zone.

The criminal case against Maksim Divnich has been dismissed, he announced on his Telegram channel. "The Investigative Committee contacted me and informed me that our case against Bersayev has been dismissed," Divnich said.

According to him, a case of unauthorized abandonment of his unit has been sent to court against Bersayev. "This carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, and he's already had his first hearing. In this regard, his old case, which led to his involvement in the assaults, is being reopened. It's extortion on an especially large scale, carrying a nine-year sentence. So now he faces up to 14 years in prison. He's been unable to sign a contract. He's been in pretrial detention this entire time! Thank you to the Investigative Committee for their sober assessment of what's happening," Divnich said. [The sentence is likely a mistranslation.] ... href="https://m.lenta.ru/news/2025/12/24/on-ne-proshel-mimo-nespravedlivosti-uchastniki-svo-vstupilis-za-sportsmena-divnicha-v-konflikte-s-ahmatom/?from=amp">

In the video, soldiers, whose faces were hidden, stated that Divnich "is carrying out combat missions and doing much more for our victory in the SVO. We, as participants in the special military operation, are very grateful that he did not ignore injustice."

The same Telegram channel posted videos from the "Russian Community," on behalf of residents of Southwest Moscow, and the "Russian Communities" of Khanty-Mansiysk, Orel, and Rostov.

"And he not only carries out combat missions, but also civil society missions," the authors of the material added.