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Russia sees 78 foiled terrorist attacks in 2026 — FSB

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 114 words
Counter-Terrorism Russia-Ukraine Conflict National Security
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The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reports that over 100 terrorist-related crimes have been prevented in Russia since the start of 2026. The agency alleges that Ukrainian intelligence is recruiting perpetrators for sabotage and warns that collaborators will be prosecuted.

Propaganda risk 40%
Claims checked 3
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
Left0%
Center83%
Right17%

6 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

More than 100 terrorist-related crimes, including 78 attacks, have been prevented in Russia since the beginning of the year, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) press service reported.

Why it matters

"According to estimates by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, 101 terrorist-related crimes, including 78 terrorist attacks, have been prevented in Russia since the beginning of 2026," the FSB said.

Common ground

The agency also stated that Ukrainian intelligence services continue to actively search the internet, social media platforms, and messaging apps for potential perpetrators of terrorist attacks and sabotage aimed at harming Russia.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reports that over 100 terrorist-related crimes have been prevented in Russia since the start of 2026. The agency alleges that Ukrainian intelligence is recruiting perpetrators for sabotage and warns that collaborators will be prosecuted.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to estimates by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, 101 terrorist-related crimes, including 78 terrorist attacks, have been prevented in Russia since the beginning of 2026”
DISPUTED
The claim specifies 101 crimes and 78 attacks since the beginning of 2026. However, the provided web search results contain contradictory figures from the National Anti-Terrorism Committee: one source mentions 172 attacks since the beginning of 2025, and another mentions 27 plots foiled. There is no evidence supporting the specific numbers (101/78) for the year 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 originated in the 100th United States Congress as four articles of anti-terrorism legislation. The United States House of Representatives bill H.R. 2587 was endorsed by eigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Terrorism_Act_of_1987
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Right-wing terrorism, hard right terrorism, extreme right terrorism or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different right-wing and far-right ideologies. It can be motiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_terrorism
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Terrorism is a major social issue in the Philippines linked to the Moro conflict and the communist rebellion. The country ranks in 18th place on the Global Terrorism Index's 2023 list of countries mos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_Philippines
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Claim 2: “Ukrainian intelligence services continue to actively search the internet, social media platforms, and messaging apps for potential perpetrators of terrorist attacks and sabotage aimed at harming Russia”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of information about the Ukrainian language and learning resources. There is no evidence regarding the activities of Ukrainian intelligence services or their use of social media for recruitment or sabotage.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian (українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA: [ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]) is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the first (native) language of a large majority of Ukrainians. Wr…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian is an Eastern Slavonic language spoken mainly in Ukraine. In 2016 there were about 30 million speakers of Ukrainian in Ukraine, where it is an official language.
https://www.omniglot.com/writing/ukrainian.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian lessons for beginners: Learn to read the Cyrillic alphabet, discover your first words, and master the grammar with our help. Learn Ukrainian with the most effective online course.
https://www.ukrainiancourse.com/
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Claim 3: “More than 100 terrorist-related crimes, including 78 attacks, have been prevented in Russia since the beginning of the year”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'since' and general Wikipedia entries for Russia and the Nasdaq-100. There is no factual information regarding terrorist crimes or prevented attacks in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yakovlev SJ-100 (until August 2023: Sukhoi Superjet 100 [SSJ100], Russian: Сухой Суперджет 100, romanized: Sukhoy Superdzhet 100) is a regional jet originally designed by the now-merged Russian ai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_SJ-100
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