They set fire to law enforcement vehicles and disrupted the operations of energy and transportation facilities.
On Monday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed that it detained 10 Russian citizens on suspicion of carrying out sabotage and terrorist activities under threats from Ukrainian intelligence services.
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The FSB foiled multiple sabotage attempts in Russia’s Komi Republic, the Astrakhan, Vologda and Volgograd regions, as well as Krasnodar Krai, without specifying the timing of the arrests.
The Russian citizens, acting on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies, set fire to law enforcement vehicles and illegally disrupted the operations of energy and transportation facilities. Those involved in these crimes face up to 20 years in prison.
The detainees had fallen victim to telecom fraud. They took out loans ranging from 300,000 to 1.6 million rubles (from US$3,784 to US$20,000) and transferred the funds to so-called “safe accounts.”
10 Russians manipulated by Ukrainian intelligence agencies are now detained over arson and sabotage attacks — FSB
Suspects were manipulated to set fire to police vehicles and targeted energy and transport infrastructure
Now facing up to 20 years in prison pic.twitter.com/6xehA2hf7g
— RT (@RT_com) December 15, 2025
Afterward, individuals posing as Russian law enforcement officers contacted them via Telegram, inducing them to carry out sabotage activities on the pretext of not prosecuting them for financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces, claiming the acts were to test the anti-terrorism security of Russian facilities.
Since the start of this year, the FSB has issued multiple statements on foiling sabotage activities carried out in Russia under the direction of Ukrainian intelligence services.
Meanwhile, on the military front, Russia’s air defense systems have shot down 17 U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, one Ukrainian Grom-2 operational-tactical missile, and 545 Ukrainian drones in the special military operation zones over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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Source: Xinhua
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