Russia says it caught Ukrainian agents preparing close range drone attack on Moscow's air defences

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Russia’s FSB security service claims to have prevented a Ukrainian drone attack aimed at Moscow's air defenses and an electricity facility. According to the FSB, two men from the South Caucasus region were arrested for retrieving drones and explosives in two Russian regions and configuring them for use. The suspects allegedly acted under instructions from Ukraine's SBU security service and planned to remotely activate the drones from Ukraine. This incident comes as Ukraine has increased its drone attacks on Moscow while Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian infrastructure.
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As of October 26, 2026, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) reported capturing Ukrainian agents who were allegedly planning a drone attack on Moscow’s air defense system and an electricity facility. According to the FSB, two men from the South Caucasus region were acting under instructions from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). These individuals retrieved First Person View drones and explosives from two Russian regions, transported them to the Moscow area, and prepared the drones for activation. The plan was to remotely control the drones from Ukraine. One suspect had been recruited by an SBU officer in exchange for a monetary reward, with the goal of carrying out sabotage. The FSB detained the suspects while they were setting up the attack on infrastructure.

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The two men, who the FSB said were from the South Caucasus region and had been acting under instructions from Ukraine's SBU security service, had retrieved First Person View drones and explosives from two Russian regions, delivered them to the Moscow region, and configured and activated the drones, the FSB said.
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Russia says it caught Ukrainian agents preparing close range drone attack on Moscow's air defences · assertive framing

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Russia says it caught Ukrainian agents preparing close range drone attack on Moscow's air defences asserted
agents → say → defences
Russia's FSB security service has thwarted a planned Ukrainian drone attack from inside Russia on a key element of Moscow's air defence system and on an electricity facility, the FSB said on Monday, saying it had arrested two men involved in the plot. asserted
it → thwart → plot
The two men, who the FSB said were from the South Caucasus region and had been acting under instructions from Ukraine's SBU security service, had retrieved First Person View drones and explosives from two Russian regions, delivered them to the Moscow region, and configured and activated the drones, the FSB said. asserted
FSB → say → drones
The drones were to be remotely controlled from Ukraine, it said. asserted
it → control → Ukraine
"It has been established that one of the suspects was recruited by an SBU officer and, on that officer’s instructions and in return for a promised monetary reward, travelled to Russia to prepare and carry out a sabotage and terrorist attack. asserted
one → establish → attack
To this end, he enlisted the help of an acquaintance from his close circle," the FSB said. asserted
FSB → enlist → circle
"The suspects were detained by FSB officers while preparing to carry out a terrorist attack on an electricity infrastructure facility and on one of the key components of Moscow's missile defence system," it said. asserted
it → detain → system
There was no immediate comment from the SBU or from Ukraine, which has intensified its attempted drone attacks on the Russian capital in recent months, as Russia has stepped up its own attacks on Ukrainian power and other infrastructure targets. asserted
Russia → be → power
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