Contents tagged with FSB
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Lithuanian prosecutors accuse Russian intelligence of orchestrating Vilnius IKEA arson attack
Lithuanian prosecutors have accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating the arson attack on an IKEA warehouse in Vilnius in May 2024, as reported by Delfi.
Arturas Urbialis, a prosecutor with the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office for Organized Crimes, stated that the fire was set by two Ukrainian nationals, both under the age of 20, including one minor. The blaze erupted on May 9, 2024, engulfing metal shelves stocked with mattresses, tiles, furniture, and plastic bags on …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russian FSB targets collaborator amid power struggle in occupied Zaporizhzhia
In a dramatic twist in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a bomb exploded in the occupied city of Prymorsk, Zaporizhzhia region, on the night of February 23. The target was the office of Roman Podsudievsky, a self-styled leader of an agency named "MFC My Documents." The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate reported the incident. According to their intelligence, Podsudievsky is a turncoat from Ukraine who fled to occupied Crimea in 2015 and began collaborating with the …
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Ukrainian Security Service busts Russian espionage network targeting military infrastructure
The Russian FSB espionage network was neutralized, having actively scouted locations of the Ukrainian Forces and Ukraine's critical railway infrastructure, reported the Ukrainian Security Service.
The details of the operation indicate that three Russian operatives were detained in Donetsk region and Odessa. They include a Kramatorsk local and two residents of Odessa who were assisting the Russian efforts.
Following directives from the FSB, these operatives covertly moved through their …
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Russian FSB Chief accuses West of inciting conflict in Moldova and Baltic States
Russian FSB Chief Alexander Bortnikov has accused the West of inciting conflict, claiming it could lead to war against Moldova and the Baltic states. Speaking at the 55th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS, Bortnikov alleged that the West's "hostile actions" are escalating tensions, with possibilities ranging from an invasion of Belarus to addressing the Transnistrian issue, reports RIA Novosti.
Bortnikov claimed without providing evidence that …
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Russian authorities detain two Colombian nationals accused of fighting for Ukraine
Russian authorities have detained two Colombian nationals suspected of participating in combat activities alongside Ukraine, reports RIA Novosti citing the FSB. The security service identified the detainees as José Aaron Medina Miranda and Alexander Ante. Colombian media had reported that the two men went missing in Venezuela while on their way back home to Colombia.
"José Aaron Medina and his partner Alexander Ante were preparing to return home after a lengthy struggle against Russia. As they …
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Former Russian Army commander Ivan Popov loses $330k in casino, faces fraud charges
Ivan Popov, former commander of Russia's 58th Army, has reportedly lost more than $330,000 gambling in casinos, according to Russian media.
In a twist to the investigation against him, it was revealed through the examination of his mobile phone that he had lost approximately 30 million roubles on the betting platform Winline. Investigators suggest that these might have been illicitly acquired funds.
Popov is currently detained in a pre-trial detention centre, facing allegations of large-scale …
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Fire breaks out at the Russian FSB building in Rostov
The FSB border guard building is on fire in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, reports Russian media. Eyewitnesses reported that they heard an explosion before the fire broke out in the building on Sivers Avenue.
The Telegram channel SHOT reports that all people were told to leave the building. 20 firefighter units are on the scene. All the cars were also removed from the area. The territory was cordoned off. Traffic police officers blocked Sivers Avenue. It is reported that there is no threat …
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Heads of Russian FSB Foreign Intelligence Department under house arrest due to failed Ukraine invasion
Photo: Sergey Beseda, head of the 5th Service (Service of Operational Information and International Relations) of the Russian Federal Security Service.
The heads of the 5th service of the FSB (Federal Security Service), which is responsible for foreign intelligence and specializes in Ukraine, have been put under house arrest, reported Meduza, citing journalist Andrei Soldatov.
Soldatov reported, citing his sources, that these are the head of the department Sergey Beseda and his deputy Anatoly …
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Kyiv: information about Kadyrov fighters coming to Ukraine to kill President Zelensky was leaked by Russian FSB
Russia has sent Chechen fighters to Ukraine to eliminate President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, representatives of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who oppose Russia's invasion, leaked the details to the Ukrainian special services. As a result, some of the Kadyrov fighters were destroyed and Ukrainians are looking for the second group, said Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov.
"We are all aware of the special operation, which was to be carried out …
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Russian FSB claims to have prevented military coup in Belarus and assassination attempt on Lukashenko
On April 17, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it detained two people who allegedly were preparing a military coup in Belarus and an assassination attempt on the self-proclaimed president Alexander Lukashenko, TASS reports.
"The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, together with the Committee of State Security of the Republic of Belarus (KGB), as a result of the special operation, foiled the illegal activities of Yuri Zyankovich, who has dual citizenship …