Moldovan citizen detained in Russia for alleged assassination plot on serviceman

Russia's FSB claims to have detained Nicolae Cochu, a Moldovan citizen, for an attempted assassination of a Russian serviceman, alleging he was recruited by Ukrainian special services in 2025 via a foreign social network. The claim is unverified and part of an ongoing pattern of espionage-related detentions in Russia. This signals heightened security tensions and potential escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.