Key facts
- FSB thwarted planned Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow's air defenses and an electricity facility.
- Two men arrested, allegedly recruited by Ukraine's SBU security service.
- Drones and explosives retrieved from two Russian regions and delivered to Moscow region.
- Drones were to be remotely controlled from Ukraine.
Russia's FSB security service announced on Monday that it had thwarted a planned Ukrainian drone attack targeting a key component of Moscow's air defense system and an electricity facility. The FSB stated that two men, allegedly recruited by Ukraine's SBU security service, were arrested after retrieving drones and explosives from two Russian regions and preparing to carry out the sabotage. The drones were to be remotely controlled from Ukraine, according to the FSB.