# FSB thwarts sabotage attack on gas pipeline in North Caucasus

https://mins.news/en/item/63765

- TASS, 2026-09-18 06:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2189393

> Russia’s Federal Security Service says it stopped preparations for sabotage against a gas pipeline in Kabardino-Balkaria. The agency said a Russian national, allegedly acting on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence, was detained while trying to retrieve an improvised explosive device from a cache.