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Russia Today
2 days ago
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- Russia Today
Russian woman arrested for leaking military secrets to Ukraine
A Russian woman suspected of treason has been detained in Novorossiysk, a major port city on the Black Sea in southern Russia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Thursday. The agency said she gathered and sent information on Russian military assets to Ukrainian intelligence. The FSB stated that the suspect worked on a civilian vessel in the ports of Novorossiysk and Sochi. During this time, she allegedly initiated contact with a pro-Ukrainian terrorist group, which the FSB said is controlled by Ukrainian intelligence services. The woman is accused of collecting details regarding the locations of Russian Navy vessels and air defense sites and sharing them with her Ukrainian handlers. 'No damage was allowed to be inflicted on military equipment or personnel of the Russian Armed Forces due to timely measures taken,' the statement reads. The FSB's branch in Krasnodar Region has opened a criminal case under the article for high treason. The woman has been placed in pretrial detention. The offense carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The agency has also shared a video of the woman's arrest. In the clip, when confronted about passing information about military facilities to a foreign government, she said she 'didn't see anything terrible in it.' The video also included a recorded confession in which the woman said she was contacted by a representative of Ukrainian intelligence. 'He offered me monetary compensation for cooperation. I agreed. Later, he gave me tasks to collect information about the locations of military facilities in Novorossiysk, Sochi, and Sevastopol,' she said. The suspect stated that she sent the information to a person named 'Maxim' via Telegram and acknowledged her guilt. In a separate message, the FSB warned that Ukrainian intelligence services are increasingly using Telegram and WhatsApp to recruit Russian citizens for reconnaissance and sabotage activities. Earlier on Thursday, the Russian security services reported the arrest of another woman in St. Petersburg who has also been charged with collecting data on Russian military personnel on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence and aiding in the organization of an act of terrorism. The woman allegedly helped establish the residences of Russian servicemen, as well as their vehicles and those of family members 'for the purpose of preparing and carrying out terrorist attacks against them,' the FSB said. The suspect faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Russian agent 'plotted to assassinate Zelensky with sniper rifle or drone strike at Polish airport', Ukrainian security chief reveals
The head of Ukraine 's security services (SBU) today revealed more details about a plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky at an airport in Poland. SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk told reporters at a press conference in Kyiv that a Polish military veteran named Pawel K. was working with Russia's military intelligence services on a plot to murder Zelensky at Rzeszow Airport last year. Polish prosecutors previously said the man, now a pensioner, was arrested in April 2024 based on tip-offs from Ukrainian intelligence that he had been recruited by Russia. He had reportedly planned to pass information about airport security to his Russian handlers. But Malyuk today gave more information about the case, claiming the Pole had been 'activated' by Russia's intelligence agencies and was set to take a shot at Zelensky with a sniper rifle. He had also explored the possibility of using a first-person-view (FPV) drone to target the Ukrainian leader, Malyuk said. The details, first reported by RBC Ukraine, emerged hours after Zelensky boarded his presidential jet at Rzeszow Airport and headed for London where he met with King Charles earlier today. Polish authorities in May indicted Pawel K. for his role in the assassination plot. He is awaiting trial and faces up to eight years in prison, according to prosecutors. Rzeszow Airport was not a significant location for air traffic prior to Russia's full-scale invasion, but quickly became a central hub for the provision of aid to Ukraine, and as a departure airport for Ukrainian officials taking part in foreign delegations. In March 2023, a group of foreign citizens were arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia in the vicinity of the airport, Polish government officials said. Polish security services reportedly broke up the spy network accused of installing secret cameras at Rzeszow to film the transport infrastructure used to deliver aid to Ukraine. The group also allegedly installed dozens of cameras near railway junctions and key transport routes in areas close to the Ukrainian border, which lies some 75km from Rzeszow.
Russia Today
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian terrorist attack on energy company thwarted
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) operatives have thwarted a Ukrainian terrorist attack in Krasnodar Region in southern Russia, the agency has said. A man who was recruited by Kiev was detained for planning to set off an explosion at an administrative building of an energy company in the region, the FSB said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the agency, the suspect, in his early 20s, was approached by Ukrainian intelligence services via WhatsApp this February. His initial tasks included taking photographs of military facilities and collecting information on the movement of Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels, it said. The man was later told to collect an improvised explosive device weighing 2.5kg from a stash in order 'to commit a terrorist act in a public space,' the statement read. He was apprehended by FSB officers while on his way to pick up the bomb, it added. A criminal case has been launched against the suspect for preparing an act of terrorism and illegal possession of explosives, the agency said. The man has admitted his guilt and is cooperating with the investigators, the FSB noted. It also published a short video of the suspect's interrogation, in which he said he received money from the Ukrainian spies for fulfilling their tasks. The administrative building that he planned to attack was located in Novorossiysk, he added. Novorossiysk is a major port city on the Black Sea, through which a significant part of Russia's oil trade is conducted. It also hosts a Black Sea Fleet base. The FSB warned in its statement that 'the Ukrainian special services are increasingly using the Telegram and WhatsApp messaging apps to involve citizens in sabotage and reconnaissance activities.'
Russia Today
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russia detains airport worker plotting sabotage for Ukraine – FSB (VIDEO)
A Russian citizen working at the international airport in Sukhumi, the capital of the Republic of Abkhazia, has been detained on suspicion of cooperating with Ukrainian military intelligence and preparing an act of sabotage, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Tuesday. According to the FSB, the 45-year-old suspect was employed as a specialist in the airport's engineering and technical service. He allegedly maintained contact with a representative of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) and passed on work-related information. The man was arrested in cooperation with Abkhazia's state security service. The agency said the suspected was preparing to hand over schematics of the facility to Ukrainian intelligence services in order to facilitate a potential sabotage attack. 'The individual proactively planned to transfer layout diagrams of the Sukhumi international airport and its adjacent restricted-access parking area – used to receive official international delegations – to the adversary,' the agency said. During interrogation, the suspect reportedly confessed to collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence and said he had already carried out several assignments. He also admitted to gathering intelligence on visits to Abkhazia by senior Russian officials. 'In March 2025, an unknown person contacted me via Telegram,' the suspect said in a video released by the FSB. 'He said he had found me through anti-war and anti-Russian online groups and invited me to join the fight against the regime. I agreed and proactively suggested organizing an explosion at the VIP parking area in Sukhumi.' A criminal case has been opened under the article of espionage. Earlier the same day, the FSB announced the detention of another Russian citizen in Krasnodar Region. He is accused of preparing a terrorist attack at an administrative building linked to the region's energy infrastructure. Authorities also claim the suspect shared information with Ukrainian special services about the movements of Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels. On Monday, the FSB detained two Russian nationals suspected of planning a sabotage attack on a defense industry facility in Moscow Region. The men were arrested while attempting to smuggle explosive devices, disguised as power banks, onto the premises.
Russia Today
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russia conducts ‘retaliatory strikes' on Ukrainian airfield
Russian forces have conducted overnight strikes on a Ukrainian airfield in the western Rovno Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Monday. The strikes are part of Moscow's retaliation for Ukrainian 'terrorist attacks' against Russian air forces, the statement said. Last week, Ukrainian intelligence services claimed to have delivered a significant blow to Russian air power by bombing airfields deep inside the country with short-range first person view drones launched from concealed compartments in freight cars. Moscow has accused Kiev of seriously exaggerating the effect of the operation. The Russian military has framed several of its recent operations as retaliation for the drone plot as well as the deadly derailment of a passenger train which occurred on the same day. Investigators have said forensic evidence unequivocally linked the incident to Kiev's broader efforts to sabotage transport infrastructure and demoralize the Russian public. The latest retaliation strikes outlined on Monday also included the bombing of Ukrainian weapons plants, locations where Ukrainian kamikaze drones were being assembled, munition depots, and other military targets. Earlier in the day, the ministry reported that overnight Russian air defense forces had intercepted 79 Ukrainian kamikaze drones, which Kiev launches daily against targets deep inside Russia. One such recent operation caused a major blackout in the border Kursk Region, according to local authorities. Ukrainian media claimed that Russia used hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal rockets to strike the Dubno airfield, but Moscow did not specify the weapons involved. Kiev reportedly stations some Western-donated F-16 fighter jets in Rovno Region alongside its Soviet legacy warplanes.
