The FSB’s Public Relations Center said that an assassination attempt was being prepared on the heads of Roskomnadzor.
A message from the special service (quoted by Interfax) said: “On April 18, 2026, a terrorist attack against the leaders of Roskomnadzor, planned by blowing up a car using an explosive device, was foiled.”
Seven people were arrested on suspicion of involvement in preparing the assassination attempt in Moscow, Ufa, Novosibirsk and Yaroslavl. According to the Federal Security Service, they were all recruited via telegram.
According to the intelligence service, seven people were arrested in Moscow, Ufa, Novosibirsk and Yaroslavl, all of whom were recruited via the Telegram application.
The FSB said the group’s leader was a Muscovite born in 2004. During his arrest, he “presented armed resistance using firearms” and was killed.
During the search of detainees, the FSB reported, among other things, that “neo-Nazi paraphernalia and symbols of Ukrainian paramilitary forces were confiscated, as well as instructions for joining a Ukrainian terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation.”
The Federal Security Service said that so far, cases have been opened against the detainees under articles related to the illicit trade in weapons and explosive devices, but “the issue of bringing them to criminal responsibility for preparing a terrorist act is being decided.”
The FSB also stated that Ukrainian special services launched active activities “aimed at disrupting measures taken in the Russian Federation to ensure the security of the information space, including blocking the Telegram messenger.”
“Currently, the administration and employees of Roskomnadzor, as well as their family members, are receiving physical threats, armed attacks and extremist actions are being carried out, and terrorist acts are being prepared,” the intelligence service said.
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