Overview
- The FSB announced it prevented an attack on a high-ranking official in Moscow and said three suspects were detained.
- Russian media identified the intended target as former defense minister Sergei Shoigu, now secretary of Russia’s Security Council.
- Authorities said a camera hidden in a flower vase was intended to let coordinators abroad guide operatives in real time.
- The alleged plot was linked by the FSB to the Troyekurovo cemetery in Moscow, according to the domestic reporting.
- Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the claims, and key details of the FSB account have not been independently confirmed.