FSB opens case against 20-year-old resident of Adygea suspected of preparing a terrorist attack at the Mega-Adygea-Kuban shopping mall

The FSB Directorate for Adygea has charged a 20-year-old resident of the aul of Novaya Adygea with the illegal storage and manufacture of explosive substances. His involvement in preparing an attack on a shopping mall was documented earlier. Details have not yet been disclosed.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 5 November 2026 at 20:002 min read

The key facts

The case was opened under Part 1 of Article 222.1 and Part 1 of Article 223.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
The FSB states that preparation of a terrorist attack at the Mega-Adygea-Kuban shopping mall was documented
The suspect is also charged with involving residents of the region in the activities of a banned terrorist organization

Case opened under two articles

Investigators from the FSB Directorate for Adygea have opened a criminal case against a 20-year-old resident of the aul of Novaya Adygea, who was previously suspected of preparing a terrorist attack at the Mega-Adygea-Kuban shopping mall. This was reported by Life.ru citing the regional FSB directorate.

What the suspect is charged with

According to the FSB, law enforcement established his involvement in the illegal storage of explosives or explosive devices, as well as their illegal manufacture. The young man's actions were qualified under Part 1 of Article 222.1 and Part 1 of Article 223.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

What is known about the attack preparations

The FSB directorate emphasized that the suspect's involvement in preparing the terrorist attack at Mega-Adygea-Kuban had been documented earlier. In addition, according to the security service, he was involved in recruiting residents of the region into the activities of an international terrorist organization banned in Russia. Other details of the attack preparations and information about the discovered explosives have not yet been disclosed.

Context

Earlier, Life.ru reported on another foiled terrorist attack in Adygea: FSB officers detained a supporter of a banned terrorist organization who, according to the security service, was planning an attack on a school. What exactly was found on that detaineewas described by the outlet in a separate article; its contents are not presented in this publication, so the details of the two cases cannot be compared based on the available information.