Russia Adds 14-Year-Old Girl to Terrorist and Extremist List

Russia’s financial intelligence agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added 14-year-old Sofya Moiseeva from Samara to its official list of extremists and terrorists, making her the youngest person on the registry, as reported by The Moscow Times.

Born on June 23, 2012, Moiseeva was listed without any official explanation regarding the reasons for her inclusion.

Her entry in the database includes an asterisk, a designator used to indicate individuals under criminal investigation for terrorism, according to the Telegram channel "Update of the List of Terrorists and Extremists."

However, no public records or details regarding a criminal case against Moiseeva have been identified. Prior to this update, 14-year-old Miron Pavlov from Tomsk was considered the youngest person on the watchdog’s database, The Moscow Times reported.

Born in June 2012, Pavlov was added to the registry in September, though the specific allegations against him also remain unknown.

According to data compiled by the human rights group First Department, the Rosfinmonitoring database included 63 people added at age 14 as of June 7, with 62 of those entries occurring between 2024 and 2026.

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Designation on the extremist list results in the freezing of bank accounts and strict limitations on personal financial transactions. Under a law passed in December 2025, listed individuals are required to process financial activities through designated special accounts subject to direct approval by Rosfinmonitoring.

Beyond these punitive measures and legal prosecutions, Russian authorities are also actively expanding state programs designed to draw teenagers directly into their military and propaganda operations.

On May 4, 2026, it was reported that Russia expanded a system aimed at the militarization of Ukrainian youth in temporarily occupied territories, utilizing teenagers as part of its propaganda apparatus.

Through the "Young Correspondents" program, the Kremlin involved children in the information war by teaching them to promote invasion narratives and create content for Moscow, according to an investigation by the OCCRP.

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