The Donbass Dome air defense system and mobile fire teams in the Donetsk People’s Republic intercepted 138 Ukrainian drones over the past week, preventing terror attacks on civilians and infrastructure, including a power substation in Donetsk and a market in Gorlovka.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized Poland's arms supplies, linking them to the Volhynia massacre. This follows the declassification of an FSB document identifying Dmitry Klyachkivsky as an initiator of the 1943 massacre of Poles.
Russia's FSB arrested two individuals in Crimea accused of spying for Ukrainian military intelligence. They allegedly gathered data on Russian military deployments and train movements, and received components for an IED. Criminal cases for high treason and illegal possession of explosives have been opened.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) detained a Mariupol resident in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on a district court building, acting on instructions from a Ukrainian intelligence officer via Telegram.
Russia's FSB detained two women in Pyatigorsk for allegedly planning a double terror attack on law enforcement officers, acting on instructions from Ukrainian security services. Powerful bombs were found and defused.
The FSB detained a Russian woman in Crimea accused of spying for Ukraine's SBU. She allegedly provided information on scientific and educational institutions in Crimea and the LPR, having been recruited by the SBU while crossing the Ukrainian-Polish border. A criminal case for high treason has been opened.
FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov reports Ukrainian intelligence and neo-Nazi groups continue recruiting in Russia's Northwestern Federal District, targeting youth for terrorist acts, sabotage, and military intel gathering.
Russia's FSB reported discovering magnetic mines attached to the hull of a vessel that arrived at the port of Ust-Luga from Belgium. Each mine contained approximately 7 kg of plastic explosive and appeared to be of NATO origin.
Russia has arrested Indigenous rights activists, including prominent figure Daria Egereva, accused of terrorism. Supporters claim the charges are fabricated, highlighting the plight of Indigenous peoples facing climate change, resource exploitation, and state repression.
Russia's FSB reported preventing 101 terrorist-related crimes, including 78 attacks, in 2026. The agency also warned that Ukrainian intelligence is recruiting individuals online for sabotage against Russia, vowing prosecution for those who assist.
Alexander Butyagin was released in a swap at the Belarusian-Polish border, the Russian Federal Security Service previously reported
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russian intelligence agencies successfully secured the release of archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who had been detained in Poland, through a complex exchange for two Moldovan intelligence officers.
