Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Friday that they had successfully neutralized a Ukrainian military saboteur who had been planning attacks on Russian military and energy facilities. The FSB revealed that the saboteur had been acting under the orders of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's HUR (military intelligence) and had intended to target various locations in Russia, including Defense Ministry facilities and a volunteer center in St. Petersburg. Additionally, the FSB disclosed that the saboteur had plans to attack a fuel terminal in the Leningrad region.
To support their claims, the FSB released a video showing the alleged saboteur, described as a slim blond man wearing glasses, who was killed during a confrontation with FSB agents. According to the FSB, the saboteur had received training in weapons and explosives in Lithuania before entering Russia. Despite initial attempts to apprehend him in the Moscow region, the saboteur managed to evade capture and was later discovered in the Leningrad region, where he was ultimately killed while attempting to retrieve weapons.
The FSB did not provide any further information about the saboteur, aside from his birth year. However, they did state that he had been charged with illegal possession of explosives and preparing to carry out acts of sabotage. This incident comes in the wake of President Vladimir Putin's directive to Russian counterintelligence services to intensify their efforts in tracking down "traitors, spies, and saboteurs." Since the conflict with Ukraine, the Kremlin has positioned itself as a "besieged fortress" in a geopolitical confrontation with the West.
Overall, this announcement by the FSB highlights the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, with accusations of espionage and sabotage being exchanged between the two countries. It also underscores Russia's commitment to protecting its military and energy infrastructure from potential threats, both domestic and foreign.
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