Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service said it received nearly 150,000 public tip-offs last year, reflecting a sharp rise in citizen denunciations during the Ukraine war. The FSB tip-offs Russia Ukraine war trend comes amid an intensified domestic crackdown and heightened security concerns.
\nIn separate developments, Russian authorities also announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting of a senior military intelligence officer in Moscow, an incident Moscow has linked to Ukraine.
\nBoth cases underline how internal security measures have expanded since Russia launched its military offensive against Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n
The FSB said on Tuesday that it received 146,557 calls to its national and regional information hotlines in 2025.
\nAccording to the agency:
\n68,785 calls were received by the national hotline
\n77,772 calls were directed to regional FSB offices
\nNearly 16,000 calls contained information deemed \u201csignificant for investigation\u201d
\nThe agency said the increase reflects growing public reporting of alleged wrongdoing amid the ongoing war.<\/p>\n
The FSB stated that tip-offs led to the prosecution of 18 individuals accused of terrorism or sabotage carried out on behalf of Ukraine.
\nAccording to the agency, those convicted:
\nCommitted arson attacks
\nTargeted transport infrastructure
\nDamaged communications facilities
\nSuch charges carry long prison sentences under Russian law.
\nThe FSB also said it opened 20 criminal cases for knowingly false reports.<\/p>\n
Human rights critics and independent observers say the scale of citizen reporting has not been seen since the Soviet period.
\nPro-war groups have publicly encouraged citizens to report:
\nAnti-war statements
\nAlleged discrediting of the Russian army
\nExpressions of dissent
\nSince 2022, Russian authorities have expanded the use of laws criminalizing:
\n\u201cJustifying terrorism\u201d
\n\u201cDiscrediting\u201d the armed forces
\nSpreading \u201cfalse information\u201d about the military
\nAll offences carry lengthy prison terms.<\/p>\n
In a separate statement issued Sunday, the FSB confirmed the arrest of a suspect in the shooting of Vladimir Alekseyev, deputy head of Russia\u2019s GRU military intelligence service.
\nThe FSB said:
\nA man in his 60s fled Russia and was arrested in Dubai
\nHe was handed over to Russian authorities
\nA suspected accomplice was arrested in Moscow
\nAnother suspect escaped to Ukraine
\nAlekseyev was shot in a Moscow apartment on Friday and hospitalized.<\/p>\n
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of orchestrating the attack.
\nKyiv has not commented on the incident. Ukrainian authorities have previously acknowledged responsibility for the killing of several senior Russian military officials since the start of the war.
\nAlekseyev is under Western sanctions for alleged involvement in:
\nCyber operations
\nThe 2018 nerve agent attack on former Russian defector Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom<\/p>\n
The surge in FSB tip-offs and the arrest linked to the GRU shooting reflect the broader security environment inside Russia during the Ukraine war, as authorities intensify internal surveillance while blaming Kyiv for attacks on Russian soil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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