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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers who targeted Mariupol theater and family of poisoned spy
LONDON — The U.K. on Friday sanctioned Russian military intelligence units and officers it said were behind preparations for a 2022 bomb attack on a theater in southern Ukraine that killed hundreds of civilians. Britain's foreign ministry said it sanctioned 18 officers working for Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU. It said the officers were also accused of targeting the family of a former Russian spy who was later poisoned with a nerve agent.
Russia Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
‘Ukrainian recruit' killed in Siberian shootout – FSB (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
A Russian national suspected of plotting a bomb attack and planning to flee to Ukraine has been killed in a shootout with Russian law enforcement officers in Western Siberia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Monday. The agency published video footage of the deadly confrontation in Tyumen Region, saying it took place as the man tried to retrieve an improvised explosive device from a stash. The video features drone footage of the man as he exits a vehicle in a remote area and walks away from the roadway. Two other individuals can be seen approaching the vehicle from a different direction. The video transitions from thermal imaging to regular ground-level footage filmed from afar. The suspect is shown throwing a hand grenade and shifting his position before being fatally shot by security forces. According to the FSB, the man, allegedly in his late 30s, had been working for the Ukrainian intelligence services since early 2025. Initially, he was involved in monitoring military trains along the Trans-Siberian Railway, but later progressed to plotting a targeted killing, which the agency described as an attempted terrorist attack. Authorities said the suspect intended to plant an explosive device beneath the vehicle of a military service member he had been tasked with assassinating. The agency also released footage showing tactical gear, grenade fuses, and other items allegedly found in the suspect's home. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denounced sabotage attacks, accusing the 'illegitimate Kiev regime' of morphing into a terrorist organization amid setbacks on the battlefield, and branding its Western supporters as accomplices. The FSB warns that Ukrainian special services are actively recruiting people in Russia to commit crimes on its behalf, and regularly reports thwarting alleged plots. Suspects are usually taken into custody and face lengthy prison terms if found guilty.
Associated Press
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Bomb targeting a vehicle carrying police killed 2 officers in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least two officers and injuring three others, police said. The attack happened near a roadside open market in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local police chief, Masood Khan, said. He said the dead and wounded were transported to a nearby hospital. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, who often target security forces and civilians. TTP is a separate group but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in neighboring Afghanistan in August 2021. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuaries and have even been living openly in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, which also emboldened the Pakistani Taliban.
