A youth subculture whose members dress in black clothes decorated with spiders has been accused of seeking to destabilise both Russia and Ukraine after a series of mass brawls.
Little was known about the PMC Ryodan movement until last weekend, when more than 450 teenagers were arrested in Russia after fights broke out at shopping centres from St Petersburg to Siberia. Within days, the movement had spread to Ukraine, where at least 250 teens were detained by police in war-torn Kharkiv as they gathered to take part in pre-arranged clashes.
More at bellingcat – PMC Ryodan: The Strange Story of Anime Teens, their Sworn Enemies and the Kremlin
This seems a very pale imitation of the Ultras, kinda fitting they would fight in a mall somehow.
