Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it thwarted a series of terrorist attacks using FPV drones aimed at a defense industry facility in the Moscow region and Russian Defense Ministry personnel. The agency reported discovering 35 FPV drones hidden inside a shipment of Spanish ceramic tiles, equipped with Canadian control systems and foreign-made explosives. Two Moldovan citizens were recruited to prepare the drones for launch; a Russian citizen with a prior criminal record was designated to carry out the attack and was arrested, while another suspect resisted arrest and was killed. The FSB also named Albert Vasiliev (rapper "Kievstoner"), a dual Ukrainian-American citizen, as involved in organizing the operation.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Tuesday that it foiled a plot to attack a defense industry facility in the Moscow region and Russian Defense Ministry personnel using 35 FPV drones. According to the FSB statement, the drones were concealed inside a shipment of Spanish ceramic tiles and were equipped with Canadian control systems and foreign-made explosives. Two Moldovan citizens were recruited to prepare the drones for launch. A Russian citizen with a prior criminal record was designated to carry out the attack and was arrested; another suspect resisted arrest and was killed. The FSB also named Albert Vasiliev (rapper "Kievstoner"), a dual Ukrainian-American citizen, as involved in organizing the operation, alleging he coordinated partners, was involved in cocaine trafficking, and resides in Spain and Slovakia. The claims are not independently verified.
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