What We Know About the Arrest of a Swedish Citizen by the FSB for Allegedly Planning Sabotage Acts

Russia's Federal Security Service stated that the press office announced the existing documents confirm the detained individual's participation in combat operations on the side of the Ukrainian army against Russia.

Moscow, October 15. /TASS/. The FSB press office reported that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained a Swedish citizen who fought alongside the Ukrainian army and crossed the Russian border illegally for sabotage and terrorist acts at military facilities.

TASS has collected the key information available now.

- FSB press office reported that the FSB detained a Swedish citizen in the northwestern Pskov region who had illegally crossed the state border.

- He used to travel to Russia under the pretext of joining the Russian armed forces to carry out acts of sabotage and terrorism in military facilities.

- According to FSB data, this foreign national served in a terrorist organization in Russia under a contract from February to June 2026.

- The FSB determined that the detainee served as the commander of the unmanned aircraft systems group in 24 separate assault battalions.

The press office announced that the available documents confirm the participation of the detained person in combat operations on the part of the Ukrainian army against Russia.

- Freddie Mikael Stallcrantz Lindholm, a detained Swedish citizen, admitted to signing an agreement in Ternopil with the Aidar Battalion (outlawed as a terrorist group in Russia), as shown in an FSB video.

- According to the arrested person, he was sent for training, during which he learned how to work with FPV drones for identification and surveillance purposes.

- In addition, he taught others as follows his testimony

- The FSB showed photos of this foreign citizen in Ukrainian uniforms and equipment, as well as documents confirming his service in Ukraine.

- A criminal case has been filed against this foreign national under Article 322 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Illegal crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation"). The issue of filing criminal cases based on Articles 205.5 ("Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization and participating in the activities of such an organization") and 359 ("Mercenary activity") is currently under consideration.