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Russia’s spy hunt is paralyzing state institutions and weakening Putin’s rule

As the war against Ukraine drags on, the Kremlin has found it necessary to adopt a more aggressive strategy to control both potential opponents and ordinary Russians. But governing through spy hunts and paranoia carries serious consequences.

31 August, 03:50 PM

CIA chief proposed Trump-Zelenskyy-Putin summit during secret Moscow trip

CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during his unannounced visit to Moscow, the capital of Russia, Axios reported on Aug. 30, citing informed sources.

30 August, 01:15 PM

Russia trains to repel ‘invasion’ near Finland and Estonia

Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, and National Guard held exercises in Leningrad Oblast focused on countering an “invasion” and the “infiltration of a sabotage group across the border,” The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 26.

26 August, 03:20 PM

Ex-FSB general found dead in Moscow home

Retired FSB Maj. Gen. Igor Laptev, 83, was found dead in Moscow on Aug. 21 in what Russian media described as an apparent suicide.

21 August, 05:18 PM

Russia plans to scrap border zones with occupied territories

Russia's FSB plans to change border-zone rules in parts of Rostov and Voronezh oblasts bordering temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, as well as between occupied Crimea and part of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 15.

15 August, 06:41 PM

Ukraine's SBU strikes major Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl

Ukraine's SBU Security Service, in coordination with other components of Ukraine's Defense Forces, struck the Yaroslavl oil refinery on Russian territory and Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coast guard vessels in occupied Kerch, the SBU press service reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 07:25 PM

SBU warns Ukrainians of new Russian recruitment tactics

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has launched a new phase of a nationwide information campaign aimed at countering attempts by Russian intelligence services to recruit Ukrainian citizens to commit crimes against the state, the agency's press service reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 06:17 PM

Ukraine hits FSB site, bridges and other Russian targets

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck road and rail bridges, an FSB facility and other Russian military targets overnight, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Aug. 4.

4 August, 03:44 PM

FBI Director Kash Patel plans upcoming visit to Russia

FBI Director Kash Patel may visit Russia on October 14-15, though the purpose of the planned trip remains undisclosed, Politico, citing American officials and a source familiar with the situation, reported on July 20.

21 July, 08:30 AM

Epstein files: Svetlana Pozhidaeva’s father described as having alleged 'FSB past'

Russian national Svetlana Pozhidaeva, who worked for Jeffrey Epstein for years and now describes herself as one of his victims, is the daughter of Yuri Pozhidaev, a former Soviet military translator whom she once described in an email as having an “FSB past,” according to an investigation by U.S. investigative journalist Scott Stedman.

10 July, 03:35 PM

Former SBU anti-terror chief jailed for life

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv has sentenced Col. Dmytro Kozyura, the former head of the Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) Anti-Terrorist Center, to life in prison, the SBU said on June 25.

25 June, 08:38 PM

Russian security chiefs lobby Putin to delay upcoming State Duma elections

Russian security chiefs (the Siloviki) – headed by FSB and Russian National Guard Director Viktor Zolotov – are lobbying Vladimir Putin to delay State Duma elections, Russian independent media outlet Meduza wrote on June 24.

24 June, 11:15 AM

Moldova detains undercover FSB officer

Moldovan authorities arrested a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer who tried to enter the country posing as a tourist, local outlet Point reported on June 23, citing Moldova’s Security and Intelligence Service (SIS).

23 June, 10:56 PM

FSB Border Service building reportedly burns after drone attack in Crimea

A building used by Russia's Federal Security Service border unit caught fire in the occupied Crimean town of Armyansk following an overnight drone attack, according to satellite data cited by the Crimean Wind monitoring channel on June 22.

22 June, 10:55 AM

SBU hits FSB facility in Krasnodar Krai

Ukraine’s SBU security service has struck a major SIGINT (signals intelligence) facility operated by Russia’s FSB in Krasnodar Krai, the SBU announced on May 29.

30 May, 01:17 AM

FSB Arabat Spit base destroyed, satellite imagery shows

Satellite images published online show a Russian FSB base on the Arabat Spit (between Crimea and Kherson Oblast) nearly destroyed after a Ukrainian drone strike, OSINT (open-source intelligence) project Dnipro OSINT reported on May 28.

29 May, 03:45 AM

SBU arrests Russian FSB agent preparing strikes on Kyiv

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) apprehended a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent, who had been “dormant” for 12 years and likely created a network of informants with an accomplice in Odesa, the agency announced in a press statement on May 22.

22 May, 02:32 PM

OSINT analysts report drone strike near Russian base in Chechnya

Drones attacked an area of the Chechen capital Grozny that hosts one of Russia’s largest military bases, according to OSINT analysts from the Astra Telegram channel on May 8.

8 May, 01:37 PM

Poland transfers Russian archaeologist sought by Ukraine in Belarus exchange

Poland handed over Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin to Belarus in a prisoner exchange, while Ukraine is seeking him over alleged illegal archaeological work in occupied Crimea, according to reports on Apr. 28.

28 April, 07:10 PM

SBU detains suspected FSB agent over plot to kill SOF officer in Odesa

Ukraine’s SBU said it detained a suspected FSB agent in Odesa accused of plotting an assassination of a Ukrainian special operations officer by placing a GPS tracker on his car, the agency said on Apr. 22.

22 April, 01:55 PM

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