# FSB says it detained foreign national accused of scouting Moscow train station for planned attack

https://mins.news/en/item/28170

- Meduza, 2026-08-21 08:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/21/fsb-says-it-detained-foreign-national-accused-of-scouting-moscow-train-station-with-drone-for-planned-attack

> Russia’s Federal Security Service says it detained a foreign national in the Murmansk region over suspected preparations for a terrorist attack in Moscow allegedly directed by Ukrainian security services. The agency says he used a drone to scout a train station targeting petroleum-product freight trains and central administrative buildings. It also reported detaining eight people in June over an alleged plot against a strategic defense plant near Moscow involving 35 explosive FPV drones.

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