I’d Rather Be Killed Than Work for Them.” How the FSB Tried to Recruit a Recent School Graduate

“I’d Rather Be Killed Than Work for Them.” How the FSB Tried to Recruit a Recent School Graduate

Yelisey Slepenkov was 14 years old when the war began. Propaganda gradually seeped into every area of his school life, while graduates from his school began leaving for the front one after another.

In February 2026, Yelisey went as a journalist to cover an event marking the anniversary of Navalny’s death. There, he was detained and offered secret cooperation with the FSB.

Watch how a recent school graduate was recruited as an FSB agent in The Insider’s report on its YouTube channel:

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“I’d Rather Be Killed Than Work for Them.” How the FSB Tried to Recruit a Recent School Graduate

Yelisey Slepenkov was 14 years old when the war began. He describes how propaganda gradually seeped into every area of school life, while graduates from his school began leaving for the front one after another.

In February of this year, Yelisey went as a journalist to cover…