Overview

• The FSB said four suspects were detained in Moscow, including three Russian citizens accused of concealing the plan and a Central Asian national described as the would-be bomber.
• Authorities alleged explosives and components were smuggled into Russia by drones and that the device was to be concealed in a bicycle in a densely populated area.
• Specialists cited by the FSB estimated the improvised explosive device could have produced a lethal radius of up to about 70 meters.
• Investigators identified Saidakbar Gulomov as a remote organizer tied to the Islamic State and placed him on wanted and terror lists, also linking him to the 2024 killing of Gen. Igor Kirillov.
• The FSB said it opened a case under terrorism and explosives statutes, and a Russian senator framed the episode as evidence that Kiev uses terrorist methods.