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Russian Lawmakers Greenlight Restoration of FSB-Run Prison Network

Lawmakers argued that re-establishing FSB-run prisons is necessary in light of what they describe as heightened foreign intelligence activity and terrorist...

FSB Agents Shoot and Kill Man Accused of Planning Bridge Bombing in Saratov Region

Authorities claimed the man was a Russian citizen who had “maintained contacts with Ukraine” and planned to join the Ukrainian military.

FSB Accuses Ex-Independent Media Manager of Treason

Pavel Andreyev led the now-exiled regional news outlet 7x7 from its founding in 2010 until stepping down in June 2022.

FSB Arrests Woman Who Tried to Place Bomb Under Defense Worker’s SUV

Law enforcement authorities claimed the woman had tracked the employee’s movements since moving to St. Petersburg earlier this year.

FSB Arrests 2 Moldovans on Suspicion of Spying

Authorities claimed the men entered the country using fake identification and attempted to carry out tasks “directed against the security of the Russian...

FSB Arrests Man Suspected of Spying for Ukraine in Crimea

The unidentified man is accused of sharing photos and videos of Russian air defense systems with Ukraine’s military intelligence agency.

FSB Says It Foiled Assassination Attempt on Russian War Veteran

Law enforcement agents arrested an alleged “Ukrainian agent” in the northwestern city of Novgorod as he was reportedly retrieving a bomb.

Investigation Uncovers Telegram's Potential Links to Russia's FSB

The app's infrastructure is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian intelligence services, IStories reported.

Russia Blacklists British Council as ‘Undesirable Organization’

Moscow accused the British Council of trying to promote British interests “under the guise of teaching English” and of supporting the “LGBT movement...

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Ukraine's Audacious Drone Attacks Are a Recipe for Russian Paranoia

If the FSB cannot monitor threats under its own nose to keep Russians safe, what can it do?

FSB Says It Dismantled Terrorist Cell in Nizhny Novgorod Region

The FSB accused the group of espousing a militant ideology “aimed at violently seizing power and establishing a so-called global caliphate.”

FSB Arrests Man Accused of Plotting Bomb Attack on May 9 Parade in Kaliningrad

Russian authorities said a Ukrainian handler recruited the man via Telegram, giving him instructions on how to carry out the attack.

FSB Seizes Nearly 2 Tons of South American Cocaine Bound for EU

Four suspects were placed in pre-trial detention and face up to 20 years in prison on large-scale drug trafficking charges.

FSB Arrests 9 Accused of Plotting Attacks on Police in Stavropol Region

Law enforcement officials claimed the group was planning to attack police officers during Victory Day celebrations earlier this month.

FSB Arrests Former Top Managers at Explosives Maker Avangard

The former executives are accused of falsifying contractor documents and soliciting bribes tied to military supplies.

FSB Says Thwarted May 9 Attack on Law Enforcement by Would-Be Female Bomber

The woman was allegedly planning to detonate an improvised explosive device at the instruction of a member of a banned terrorist group.

FSB Arrests Romanian Suspected of Spying for Ukraine

The unnamed man is accused of collecting and transmitting information about air defense sites in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

FSB Kills Suspected Bombers Planning Petrochemical Plant Attack in Nizhny Novgorod

Law enforcement authorities claimed the two alleged bomb plotters were from Central Asia and were acting under orders from Ukraine.

FSB Arrests Man Accused of Planning Assassination of Russian-Backed Lawmaker in Luhansk

Russian law enforcement authorities claimed Ukrainian military intelligence officials recruited the man to carry out sabotage operations.

FSB Arrests Moldovans, Russians Accused of Planning Bomb Attacks in Russia

Russian law enforcement authorities accused Ukrainian intelligence services of recruiting and training agents in Moldova.

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