Among the members of the group are two teenagers from Belarus, one of them is suspected of organizing the activities of fake miners.

According to the Interior Ministry, members of the group reported the passing of infrastructure facilities in Belarus, Russia and other countries since 2020.

In a video taken by security forces, the detainees say that they reported passing schools and shopping malls.

One of the detainees admits that he "mined" more than 30 objects.

The press release says that the teenagers were engaged in "orders" for false passing for money.

They used different mailboxes to send messages anonymously, the Interior Ministry notes.

According to the agency, the senior member of the group is 15 years old.

The actions of the false miners were described as knowingly false information about the danger (Part 1 of Article 340 of the Criminal Code).