# FSB detains two Trans-Baikal residents over alleged election provocation plot

https://mins.news/en/item/90899

- TASS, 2026-10-08 06:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2199073

> Russia’s Federal Security Service says it detained two Trans-Baikal residents accused of preparing provocations during the recent State Duma elections on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies. One suspect was a precinct election commission member; the other was allegedly ordered to set fire to a political party office during voting.

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