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Russian security services detain Swedish national in Pskov Oblast

Russia's Federal Security Service reported the detention of a 35-year-old Swedish national in Pskov Oblast on suspicion of planning drone attacks against military facilities on behalf of Ukraine. Russian authorities released video of the man, identified as a resident of Stockholm, making statements in English regarding training with Ukrainian forces. It remains unresolved whether the statements were made freely, and the claims have not been independently corroborated.

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WherePskov Oblast
57.267, 29.050 ±120 km
First reported10 days ago
Published2026-10-15 11:02 UTC
Occurred2026-10-15
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Russian security services detain Swedish national in Pskov Oblast. 2026-10-15T11:02:06.069Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6001. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-15/foreign-national-detention-pskov-oblast-e75864f8

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