The FSB detained a Russian woman who was planning to attack a military airfield with drones
The suspect was recruited by the SBU in 2022 and planned to assemble a UAV in a rented garage
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The FSB detained a Russian woman, recruited by the SBU in 2022, who planned to assemble and launch drones to attack the Baltimore military airfield in Voronezh.
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Why It Matters
The detained Russian woman was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services in 2022.
A Russian woman was detained who, on instructions from the Security Service of Ukraine, planned to assemble and launch drones to attack the Baltimore military airfield.
An attempt by the SBU to attack the Baltimore airfield in Voronezh with drones with the aim of destroying its infrastructure, destroying aircraft and personnel was thwarted.
The defendant rented a garage, which she planned to use as a site for assembling and launching a UAV.
MOSCOW, October 13 - RIA Novosti. A Russian woman was detained who, on instructions from the Security Service of Ukraine in Voronezh, planned to assemble and launch drones to attack the Baltimore military airfield, the FSB reported.
According to the FSB, an attempt by the SBU to attack the Baltimore airfield in Voronezh with drones was thwarted with the aim of destroying its infrastructure, destroying aircraft and personnel.
It is noted that as a result of a complex of operational investigative measures, the illegal activities of a citizen of the Russian Federation, recruited in 2022 while on the territory of Ukraine by a representative of the Ukrainian special services, were identified and suppressed.
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“Thanks to the immediate response to received information, Russian FSB officers managed to timely detain an accomplice of the Ukrainian special services and prevent sabotage at the stage of its preparation, as well as localize the possible consequences of the criminal activities of the Kyiv regime in relation to a military facility,” the message says.
According to the FSB, the defendant in Voronezh rented a garage, which she subsequently planned to use as a site for assembling and further launching a UAV.
“During the entire period of assisting the enemy, the attacker removed from pre-prepared hiding places and moved to the premises she rented 9 sets of UAVs equipped with explosive devices, which used foreign-made explosives weighing about 500 grams each, as well as means for monitoring and controlling the drones,” the FSB added.
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Open Questions
- What punishment does the suspect face?
- Who else could have been involved in preparing the sabotage?
