In brief
The Federal Security Service reported it stopped a wave of attacks that aimed to deliver explosives to Russian troops in goggles masquerading as humanitarian aid. Devices were found hidden where fans should have been, and several similar gadgets were seized from postal services. A criminal case has been opened while the agency still says the plot was allegedly planned by Ukrainian special services.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Monday it had foiled a series of attacks that put improvised explosives in first‑person view goggles and sent them to Russian servicemen as humanitarian aid.
The FSB said that a Russian soldier in the Volgograd region noticed a suspicious pair of goggles delivered by a volunteer and reported the incident. Subsequent examination revealed that improvised explosive devices had been concealed in place of the cooling fans and were designed to detonate when the goggles were powered on.
Security agencies in several regions reported seizing similar devices from postal services as part of the investigation.
Following the discovery, the FSB opened a criminal case to pursue those involved in the alleged conspiracy.
The service maintains that the attacks were part of a plot allegedly orchestrated by Ukrainian special services, but this allegation has not yet been independently confirmed.
