politics
March 11, 2026
Anti-terrorism, combating new threats: FSB chief’s statements
Alexander Bortnikov noted that Ukrainian intelligence agencies, with guidance from the West, were waging terrorist and subversive warfare against Russia
TL;DR
- Over 1,000 terrorist attacks have been thwarted in Russia in the last 20 years.
- More than 2,500 militants eliminated and 17,000 accomplices detained.
- FSB Director Bortnikov states Ukrainian intelligence agencies, backed by the West, are waging terrorist and subversive warfare against Russia.
- Threats are expected to escalate due to the Kiev regime's anti-Russian stance and the deteriorating position of the Ukrainian military.
- Perpetrators are sometimes tricked or financially incentivized into becoming 'human bombs'.
- Western intelligence services have historically used terrorism as a geopolitical tool against Russia.
- Russia has developed a robust counter-terrorism system and vertical structure to manage evolving threats.
- The counter-terrorism operation (CTO) regime has been instrumental in restoring peace in the North Caucasus and is used as a barrier against saboteurs near Ukraine.
- Measures are in place to protect critical infrastructure from drone attacks.
- Bortnikov anticipates a return to cooperation with Western intelligence on anti-terrorism following a change in Western elites.
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