The illegal activities of eight members of a defected cell of an… (задержать · террористический · организация)
The illegal activities of eight members of a defected cell of an international terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation operating in the Baksan district of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic have been stopped. During searches, authorities seized 10 units of rifle and smoothbore weapons, 500 cartridges, 5 kg of gunpowder, 12 homemade incendiary devices along with components for their manufacture, 18 knives, 3 Motorola radios, medicines, camping gear suitable for mountain-forest terrain, and food products.
Consensus
- Eight members of a terrorist cell were detained in the Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria.
- The group was preparing armed attacks on law enforcement administrative buildings to seize weapons.
- The cell was part of a banned international terrorist organization operating in Russia.
- During searches, 10 units of firearms (rifled and smoothbore), 500 rounds, 5 kg of powder, 12 homemade incendiary devices and components for their production, 18 knives, three Motorola radios, medical supplies, mountainous forest survival gear, and food were seized.
- All eight individuals were arrested and criminal cases were opened against them under Russian law.
- The suspects faced penalties up to life imprisonment.
Points of divergence
- FSB reported preventing a series of terrorist attacks on Russian military personnel and defense industry workers via bomb shipments disguised as perfume sets, dated 6 July. — vesti
- The group members had sworn allegiance to an emissary of the terrorist organization. — vedomosti
- On 26 June, a teenager was detained in Dagestan for creating a large international network supporting terrorist organizations and coordinating with Ukrainian intelligence; on 17 June 2026, FSB arrested Ukrainian intelligence agents in three Russian regions (Tyumen Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Adygea), seizing homemade explosive devices and incendiary materials; on 22 June 2026, an agent of Ukrainian special services was detained in Voronezh. — vedomosti
- The suspects were also identified as having a leader among them who was arrested alongside the group members. — m24
Coverage (4 sources)
- FSB Detained Eight Terrorists from a Cell in Kabardino-Balkaria — Вести
- Suspected members of a terrorist cell detained in Kabardino-Balkaria — Коммерсантъ
- FSB detained militants in Kabardino-Balkaria preparing attacks on administration — Ведомости
- Members of a terrorist cell preparing attacks on law enforcement have been detained in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic — Москва 24