Russia Foils Terror Plots Targeting Jewish Sites in Krasnoyarsk and Pyatigorsk

FSB Announces Thwarted Attacks on Jewish Institutions

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday, October 6, 2025, that it had successfully foiled a series of terrorist plots targeting Jewish religious sites in the Krasnoyarsk and Stavropol regions of the Russian Federation. The operations led to the arrest of three individuals suspected of planning these attacks, who are reportedly linked to an unnamed international terrorist organization banned in Russia.

Details of the Krasnoyarsk Plot

In the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, two citizens from Central Asian countries were apprehended. The FSB stated that these individuals were preparing to detonate an improvised explosive device at a local synagogue. During the arrests and subsequent searches, security forces reportedly seized components for making explosives and striking elements from a terrorist cache located in an abandoned building. Footage released by state news agencies showed the arrest raids and what appeared to be explosive materials.

Pyatigorsk Incident and Seized Evidence

Concurrently, in the southwestern city of Pyatigorsk, a Russian citizen was detained. This individual was suspected of planning to set fire to a Jewish community building using Molotov cocktails. The FSB reported that during the arrest, two knives and communication equipment containing correspondence with a foreign coordinator of criminal activity on the Telegram messenger were seized from the suspect.

Alleged Motives and Broader Context

According to the FSB, the planned terrorist attacks were orchestrated 'under the pretext of protecting the interests of Palestinians who suffered during the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.' However, the security service asserted that the true intention behind these plots was to incite interethnic tensions and provoke mass protests within Russia. The FSB drew parallels between these thwarted plots and the October 29, 2023, riots in Russia's Dagestan region, where an airport was stormed following rumors of an incoming flight from Israel. All three suspects are facing terrorism charges.