Key facts
- Russian authorities arrested eight people for allegedly planning an attack on a strategic defense enterprise in the Moscow region.
- The suspects reportedly used 35 drones equipped with explosives smuggled from the European Union.
- A foreign national was detained in the Murmansk region for allegedly scouting government buildings and strategic infrastructure.
- All individuals are accused of working for Ukrainian special services.
- Ukraine has not yet commented on the detentions.
Russian authorities announced the arrest of eight individuals suspected of planning an attack on a strategic defense enterprise in the Moscow region, utilizing 35 drones equipped with explosives smuggled from the European Union. The Federal Security Service (FSB) reported the plot, according to state news agency TASS.