# Two Trans-Baikal residents detained over alleged election provocation plot

https://mins.news/en/item/91038

- TASS, 2026-10-08 08:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2199153

> Russia’s Federal Security Service said two residents of the Trans-Baikal Region were detained on suspicion of preparing provocations during recent State Duma elections on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies. One suspect was a precinct election commission member. The FSB said investigative and operational work is continuing.

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