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The original was posted on /r/wagnervsrussia by /u/herecomesanewchallen on 2024-06-23 09:52:16+00:00.

"In St. Petersburg, the former top manager of the Patriot media holding, Ilya Gorbunov, and the editor-in-chief of Concrete.ru, Kirill Metelev, were detained. They are charged with Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (extortion).

Ilya Gorbunov is a former employee of Komsomolskaya Pravda and RIA Novosti. According to media reports, since 2019, led the Patriot media group, since 2020 he has been in charge of the “troll factory” and all Telegram channels that are part of Prigozhin’s media structure. He also appeared in the leaks as a curator of special projects." - Fontanka