FSB Says It Seized Explosive-Rigged Drone Goggles

Russia’s Federal Security Service said it intercepted explosive-rigged first-person-view drone goggles after a serviceman in the Volgograd region became suspicious of two sets delivered by mail. The agency said inspections found explosives inside the devices and that security agencies later seized similar equipment in several regions. According to the FSB, the serviceman alerted authorities after recalling warnings about a similar incident in 2025. Officials examined the goggles and said the explosives were concealed inside them. The FSB described the devices as designed to detonate when switched on, but the reported interceptions did not involve any reported detonation. The FSB did not disclose how many goggles or packages were seized. Its account of the discovery and the wider interceptions has not been independently verified. The agency accused Ukrainian intelligence of organizing the alleged operation, but that attribution remains unverified, and Ukraine had not publicly commented in the reports. The FSB said the alleged scheme involved people using anonymous Telegram accounts to contact Russian volunteer organizations while posing as patriotic donors. They allegedly...