Russia detains terror suspects in Crimea

Russian authorities have detained two men in Crimea who were allegedly preparing a terrorist attack, as announced by the local prosecutor's office. The prosecutors now provide details, stating one of the accused made contact with Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) online in the summer of 2024 and later recruited the second suspect. Under their handlers' direction, the pair allegedly retrieved an improvised explosive device and a detonator from caches and had identified four targets for attack, scouting for places to plant the bombs and for hideouts. The announcement is part of a pattern of frequent publicized security operations in the annexed peninsula.