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Articles with tag "FSB"

FSB Accuses Ukrainian Rapper of Organizing Drone Attack on Defense Enterprise

Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner denied the Russian allegations in a series of posts on Instagram.

FSB Claims It Foiled Ukrainian Attacks on Military Air Bases Deep Inside Russia

The FSB said Ukraine sought to target the Shagol air base in the Chelyabinsk region and the Ukrainka air base in the Amur region.
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FSB Claims It Foiled Ukrainian Assassination Plots Against Military Officials

The FSB accused Ukrainian intelligence of recruiting a young Moscow woman and a Russian ex-convict living in Ukraine to carry out the attacks.
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FSB Arrests St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber in Murder Investigation

Sources told Russian media that Traber, who has reported ties to Vladimir Putin, is suspected of being involved in the murder of a businessman and politician...
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FSB Alleges Mass Cyber Spying Involving Global Tech Firms Fastly and Cloudflare

The FSB said the cyber operation was orchestrated by Western intelligence agencies and major tech companies to secretly hack and spy on the smartphones...
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Putin Orders FSB and Government to Make ‘Critical Services’ Available During Internet Outages

Putin mandated that access to healthcare platforms, the Gosuslugi government services portal and electronic payment networks must remain available while...
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Explosives Found on LPG Tanker Docked at Ust-Luga Port, FSB Says

Investigators claimed that the devices found on the hull of the ship were “factory-made naval magnetic mines manufactured in a NATO country.”
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Moscow Region Police Arrest 2 Accused of Harassing Roskomnadzor Officials on Ukrainian Orders

The FSB and Investigative Committee claimed the pair had been acting on orders from a Ukrainian handler.
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FSB Shoots and Kills Man Suspected of Trying to Assassinate Roskomnadzor Officials

Law enforcement authorities claimed the plot was a “terrorist act” orchestrated by Ukraine to “disrupt Russia’s information security measures.”...
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Putin Renames FSB Academy After Red Terror Architect Felix Dzerzhinsky

Known as “Iron Felix,” the Polish-born Dzerzhinsky established the Cheka, the precursor to the KGB.
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Berlin Summons Russian Envoy Over 'Threats'

The German Foreign Ministry did not specify the "threats" and would not provide additional details.
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Russian Law Enforcement Busts $13.2Bln Tax Evasion Operation

Officials said the operation utilized thousands of shell companies to generate more than $13.2 billion in fraudulent deductions.
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FSB Arrests Former Radio Liberty Reporter in Far East Russia

While the FSB withheld the man’s name, local and independent media earlier identified him as Alexander Andreyev.
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Chechen Court Declares Separatist Group in Exile ‘Terrorist’ Organization

The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is an unrecognized separatist state that existed de facto between 1991 and 2000 during the first and second Chechen wars...
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FSB Says It Defused ‘Scooter Bomb’ Parked Near Moscow Business Center

Russian authorities said Ukraine planned to detonate the bomb in an assassination plot against a high-ranking security official.
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FSB Arrests Krasnodar Region Health Minister for Alleged Fraud

Yevgeny Filippov, who has served as Krasnodar’s health minister since 2013, is allegedly accused of using his post to illegally enrich himself and his...
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Putin Calls for Stronger Security Measures to Protect Officials Amid Wave of Deadly Attacks

Speaking at a gathering of FSB officials, the Kremlin leader accused Ukraine of resorting to “acts of terrorism” after “failing to inflict a strategic...
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State Duma Passes Bill Giving FSB Authority to Shut Down Internet and Mobile Services

The bill would also allow the FSB to block regular calls, text messages and even postal services, officials said Tuesday.
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Russia’s FSB Says Tip-Offs Climbed to Almost 150K in 2025

This increase was driven by tips to regional security services, which jumped 88% year-on-year.
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FSB Arrests Third Person Suspected of Plotting Attempted Assassination of GRU General

The FSB claims the man, identified as Pavel Vasin, helped his father and the alleged gunman track Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev.
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