FSB Reports Interception of More Booby-Trapped FPV Goggles
Russia’s FSB claimed on Monday it had intercepted a consignment of booby-trapped FPV pilots’ goggles. This appears to have been a repeat of the February 2025 plot by Ukrainian intelligence agencies during which several users of the devices were reportedly seriously injured.
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same FSB seizure of booby-trapped FPV goggles as Report 1, with matching details on the Ukrainian planting of explosives in place of cooling solutions.
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