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FSB Arrests Alleged Polish Intelligence Agents in Kaliningrad Region

The FSB claimed the two individuals were gathering information about military facilities in the western Kaliningrad region.

FSB Claims Ukraine Sent Drone Goggles Rigged With Explosives to Russian Volunteers

The devices were allegedly wired to detonate immediately upon being turned on, killing or injuring the operators, the FSB said.

FSB Arrests Minor Over Moscow Park Attack Threat After U.S. Tip-Off

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow had issued an urgent security alert warning of a credible threat of a mass casualty event.

U.S. Embassy Warns of Potential 'Mass Casualty Event' in Moscow

Russia's FSB said it had received the report and was "taking appropriate action."

Chief Editor of Independent Belgorod News Outlet Charged With ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Nikita Parmenov is reportedly accused of making statements in support of a far-right paramilitary group composed of Russians fighting alongside the Ukrainian...

FSB Orders Critical Infrastructure Operators to Shutter Websites Over PHP Bug – RBC

The FSB directive mirrors that of the U.S. National Security Agency, as well as authorities from the EU and China, after PHP programmers released a fix...

FSB Arrests German Accused of Fighting for Ukraine

The FSB claimed the German man signed a three-year contract with the Ukrainian military last winter, but later fled his unit before being captured.

Russia Arrests Japanese Journalist on Suspicion of Spying

The FSB claimed that the journalist had been gathering information on Russia's defense capabilities.

Evan Gershkovich Says His Arrest in Russia Was Carefully Planned FSB Sting

Gershkovich became the first U.S. reporter arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was arrested in 2023.

FSB Arrests Muscovite Accused of Planning to Blow Up Government Motorcade

Law enforcement authorities accused the man of planning to blow up the motorcade of a high-ranking government official.

FSB Arrests Former British Embassy Guard Accused of Gathering Intel for Ukraine

The FSB alleged that Ukraine planned to use the information to carry out a false-flag attack targeting British diplomatic personnel.

FSB Arrests Moldovan Suspected of Shooting Air Force General

The arrest comes days after pro-Kremlin media reported that Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich was shot and wounded in the Saratov region.

Ukraine’s SBU Accuses Russian Volunteer Corps Commander of Plotting to Kill Opposition Figure

The commander, Stepan Kaplunov, in turn, claimed SBU officers “kidnapped” him and forced him to deliver a false confession under duress.

Ukraine Claims It Foiled FSB Plot Against Anti-Kremlin Figure Amid Shootout in Kyiv

Ukrainian media reported that the target of the assassination attempt was Stepan Kaplunov, a member of the Russian Volunteer Corps.

Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Helped the FSB Spy on Kremlin Critics

Rita Flores said FSB officers coerced her into signing a cooperation agreement after threatening to kill her relatives and put her in prison.

FSB Arrests Alleged Ukrainian Agents Over Plotting Moscow Attack and Espionage

One of the people was accused of spying on trains carrying petroleum products at a Moscow railway station and surveilling government buildings in the Russian...

Moscow Court Jails Man 23 Years for Spying for Poland

Georgy Pirogov vanished in July 2024 during a business trip to Uzbekistan and resurfaced days later inside Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention...

FSB Raids Moscow City Crypto Exchanges Accused of Laundering Stolen Cash

The FSB claimed Ukraine-based scam call centers used gray-market exchange offices in Moscow City to convert stolen cash into cryptocurrency and funnel...

FSB Arrests Kaluga Man Accused of Plotting Attack on Military Enlistment Office

Russian law enforcement officials claimed the man was acting on orders from Ukrainian military intelligence.

FSB Issues Arrest Warrant for Pavel Durov for Aiding Terrorism

Russian authorities accuse Telegram of failing to remove content used by Ukrainian intelligence services and “extremist” groups.

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