FSB agents detained a member of the 'Artillery Preparation'…
FSB agents detained a member of the 'Artillery Preparation' organization (designated as an extremist group and banned in Russia), who is suspected of gathering information on defense industry enterprises for Ukrainian intelligence services.
Consensus
- A 50-year-old man from Moscow region was arrested in Nizhny Novгород Oblast.
- He is accused of gathering intelligence on strategic military-industrial facilities in seven Russian regions.
- The information was allegedly transmitted to Ukrainian intelligence via Telegram.
- The man worked under the guise of a logistics company employee.
- He admitted guilt during interrogation and was sent to pre-trial detention.
- The case is connected to the banned organization 'Art Preparation'.
- The organization's leader, Vyacheslav Mal'tsev, is wanted internationally and accused of collaborating with foreign intelligence.
- The Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Investigative Committee (SK) jointly conducted the operation.
- The man was charged under Article 205.5, part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code for participation in a terrorist organization.
Points of divergence
- The Investigative Committee reported that eight additional individuals were charged with terrorist offenses and involvement in illegal arms and explosives trafficking, and that a terrorist attack on a military train in Orenburg Oblast was prevented. — tg_astrapress
- The Investigative Committee stated that the man's information was intended for Mal'tsev, who is said to be cooperating with French and Ukrainian intelligence. — tg_astrapress
- The movement 'Art Preparation' was founded by Saratov politician Vyacheslav Mal'tsev; it was declared extremist by the Russian Supreme Court; Mal'tsev was arrested in absentia for inciting extremism and fled Russia. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The movement 'Art Preparation' was founded by Saratov politician Vyacheslav Mal'tsev and declared extremist by the Russian Supreme Court. — tg_severrealii
- The 2nd Western Military District Court began reviewing the case in mid-July, and operatives simulated a train sabotage after the arrests. — mediazona
- During a search at the suspect's residence, firearms were found. — vesti
- A separate 35-year-old man was arrested on July 30 for allegedly transferring funds to a cryptocurrency wallet used by Ukraine's Security Service for funding sabotage operations. — vedomosti
- Mal'tsev has lived in France since 2018 and is accused of collaborating with Ukrainian and French intelligence. — kommersant
- The suspect was charged under Article 205.5 part 2 of the Criminal Code for participation in a terrorist organization. — interfax
Coverage (10 sources)
- FSB: Activity of 251 participants of 'Art Preparation' has been stopped since 2022 — ASTRA
- 50-year-old resident of the Moscow region detained in the Nizhny Novgorod region on charges of participating in 'Artillery preparation' — Радио Свобода
- 50-year-old resident of the Moscow region detained in the Nizhny Novgorod region on charges of participating in 'Artillery preparation' — Север.Реалии
- FSB and SK reported the detention of a participant in 'Artillery Preparation' in Nizhny Novgorod Region, who transmitted information about VKP objects to Ukrainian special services — Медиазона
- Member of 'Art Preparation' detained in Nizhny Novgorod region kept weapons at home — Вести
- Russian detained who was gathering information for Kyiv about the defense industry — Ведомости
- Participant of 'Artpreparation' from the Moscow Region Detained in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Вести
- A suspected participant of the banned 'Artillery Preparation' has been detained in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Коммерсантъ
- A suspect in collecting data on the defense industry has been detained in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Интерфакс
- FSB detained in Nizhegorodskaya oblast a participant of banned terrorist organization 'Artillery', gathering data on... — РИА Новости (Telegram)