politics
February 3, 2026
Kiev-backed suicide bomb plot thwarted in Russia
The Federal Security Service has reported thwarting a new Ukrainian plot involving an unwitting suicide bomber
TL;DR
- The FSB claims a Ukrainian agent used an unwitting Crimean resident to deliver a bomb to FSB headquarters in Sevastopol.
- The bomb was concealed within a portable speaker and intended to detonate inside the building.
- Security guards intercepted the device before it could be triggered.
- The Ukrainian handler allegedly promised the accomplice a job at the FSB.
- Russian investigators identified the suspected mastermind as Ivan Krinov, a Ukrainian military officer.
- Krinov is allegedly responsible for a similar foiled attack in Simferopol last August.
- Russia plans to charge Krinov with terrorism and place him on an international wanted list.
- The FSB advises Russian citizens to be wary of Ukrainian recruitment schemes.
- Moscow suggests Kiev is resorting to terrorist attacks due to battlefield setbacks.
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