According to the statement, property of citizens in the form of…

According to the statement, property of citizens in the form of cryptocurrency and other electronic payment means has been stolen via 'phone fraud' in significant amounts. Communication means, equipment, and cash, including cryptocurrency, have been seized.

Consensus

• 50 participants were arrested in St. Petersburg
• The group operated two call centers
• The crime involved cryptocurrency theft through phone scams
• The operation was conducted by FSB with Rosgvardia support
• The call centers have been shut down
• Ukrainian and Russian nationals were among those arrested

Points of divergence

• 30 participants were Russian citizens and 20 were foreigners — gazeta_spb
• 50 people were involved, 20 of them were foreigners — fontanka

Coverage (2 sources)

• 50 Members of Two Criminal Groups Detained in St. Petersburg - SPB.RU Newspaper - St. Petersburg News — Gazeta.SPb
• St. Petersburg FSB employees raid two call centers linked to fraud — Фонтанка

Key entities

• Saint Petersburg
• FSB
• Rosguard
• Russia
• Management
• FSB
• SPB RU News Newspaper
• St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast