NAC: 260 people were detained in the North Caucasian Federal District for preparing terrorist attacks in 2026

In 2026, 260 people were detained for preparing terrorist attacks, financing, promoting and justifying terrorism in the North Caucasian Federal District, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) reported.

In Moscow, under the leadership of the Chairman of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, Director of the FSB of Russia Alexander Bortnikov, a meeting of the NAC was held, at which issues of improving preventive work with youth at the municipal level in the North Caucasus Federal District were discussed.

“260 people were detained for preparing terrorist attacks, financing, promoting and justifying terrorism,” the NAC reported.

The NAC noted that terrorist organizations and Ukrainian special services do not reduce their propaganda and recruitment activity, choosing teenagers and young people as their main target.