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Russia’s FSB says it thwarted ‘unprecedented’ terrorist attacks targeting military personnel, including plot to assassinate senior Defense Ministry officer

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July 9, 2026

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Russia’s FSB says it thwarted ‘unprecedented’ terrorist attacks targeting military personnel, including plot to assassinate senior Defense Ministry officer

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had thwarted terrorist attacks that were “unprecedented in scale and severity” and that Ukraine’s intelligence services had allegedly sought to organize. The FSB made the announcement through Russian state media.

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Nepal News

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· Jul 3, 2026

किएभमा रूसी आक्रमण, ३० जनाको मृत्यु

युक्रेन। युक्रेनको राजधानी किएभमा भएको रूसी आक्रमणको कारण मृत्यु हुनेहरुको सङ्ख्या कम्तिमा ३० जना पुगेको जनाइएको छ। युक्रेनी राष्ट्रपति भोलोदिमिर जेलेन्स्कीले रूसी आक्रमणका कारण आंशिक रूपमा ध्वस्त भएको एउटा अपार्टमेन्टको निरीक्षण गर्ने क्रममा आफ्नो सेनाले “निश्चित रूपमा“ यो आक्रमणको बदला लिने बताको छ। यसैबीच युरोपियन युनियनका शीर्ष कूटनीतिज्ञले मस्को माथि नयाँ प्रतिबन्धहरू प्रस्ताव गरेका छन् []

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 3, 2026

Russia Poses as Ukraine’s Security Service to Recruit Ukrainians for Terror Attacks

The SBU said Russian intelligence is impersonating Ukrainian law enforcement to recruit civilians for sabotage and terrorist attacks. Using fake summonses, stolen personal data, and blackmail, operatives pressure targets into carrying out arson, surveillance, and other illegal acts. The SBU said dozens of such attempts have already been uncovered in 2026.

Atlantic Council

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· Jul 7, 2026

Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless

Ballistic missiles are accounting for a growing share of Russia’s increasingly deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities, as Moscow unleashes a new bombing strategy seeking to exploit a global shortage of US-made Patriot air defense systems, writes Karlis Kuskevics. The post Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless appeared first on Atlantic Council.

AzerNews

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· Jul 6, 2026

Shadow over Ukraine: Why Kremlin escalates ahead of NATO Summit

The timing is difficult to dismiss as a coincidence. As NATO leaders prepare to gather in Türkiye to discuss the future of European security, Russia has launched one of its fiercest waves of attacks against Ukraine in recent months.

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jun 29, 2026

Lithuania says no signs of Russia preparing attack on Baltic states, but sabotage threat remains high

Lithuania's Ministry of Defence has said there are currently no signs that Russia is preparing a large-scale military attack on the Baltic states, but the threat of sabotage against Lithuania remains high.

RTÉ News

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· Jul 2, 2026

'Massive' Russian strike on Kyiv kills 17, injures dozens

The overnight Russian attack on Kyiv that killed at least 17 people was the biggest unleashed in Moscow's more than four-year-long invasion, the city's mayor has said.

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