US EditionFSB Foils Bomb Plot Targeting Russian Telecom Officials
The agency said seven suspects were recruited through Telegram and face weapons and explosives charges as investigators weigh terrorism allegations.
- On Friday, the Federal Security Service reported agents foiled a planned car bombing targeting Roskomnadzor senior officials on April 18, 2026, with seven suspects detained across Russia.
- Authorities claim the plot was a "terrorist act" orchestrated by Ukraine to "disrupt Russia" and its information security measures, including the blocking of Telegram.
- During the arrest, the 20-year-old alleged leader "offered armed resistance using a firearm" and was killed; searches uncovered neo-Nazi paraphernalia and instructions for joining a terrorist organization.
- In January 2026, Roskomnadzor official Alexei Belyayev was killed at the agency's Moscow headquarters, an incident occurring as Russia tightens mobile internet restrictions and campaigns against VPN services.
- President Vladimir Putin recently defended mobile internet blackouts as a necessary shield against terrorist activity, addressing disruptions that have frustrated Russians in recent months.
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FSB says it foiled car bombing plot targeting leadership of Russia’s internet regulator
Russia’s Federal Security Service said it had uncovered a plot to assassinate the leadership of Roskomnadzor, the country’s federal censorship agency. The FSB’s public relations center said agents foiled a planned car bombing targeting the agency’s senior officials on April 18, 2026, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.
FSB Shoots and Kills Man Suspected of Trying to Assassinate Roskomnadzor Officials
Russia’s FSB security service said Friday that its agents shot and killed a man suspected of planning to assassinate senior officials at Roskomnadzor, the state regulator behind the country’s increasingly aggressive internet restrictions.
The FSB detained seven people suspected of preparing a terrorist attack against the leader of Roskomnadzor in Moscow.
FSB Foils Bomb Plot Targeting Russian Telecom Officials
FSB Foils Bomb Plot Targeting Russian Telecom Officials Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Friday that it successfully thwarted a planned terrorist attack targeting senior officials at the telecom watchdog, Roskomnadzor. The Interfax news agency reported the incident.According to FSB statements, the leader of the group planning the attack was shot dead while resisting arrest. In total, authorities detained seven individuals, un…
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