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⚡️Federal Security Service of Russia: On April 28, 2026, as a result of an exchange held on the Belarusian-Polish border, two Russian citizens returned home – Russian scientist Alexander Butyagin and the wife of a Russian soldier serving with the Russian Peacekeeping Contingent in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. ☝️Both had previously been unlawfully held in states unfriendly to Russia. The Russian citizens were exchanged for two career officers of Moldova’s special service, who had earlier posed as Moldovan citizens allegedly recruited by an officer of the Main Directorate for Foreign Intelligence of the Intelligence and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova. They arrived in Russia in 2025 using documents issued under fictitious personal details, with the aim of conducting intelligence activities. 👉They were identified and detained by Russian security agencies. Aware that they had been exposed, the Moldovan intelligence officers made every effort to conceal their affiliation with the regular staff of foreign special services. However, during the criminal investigation, an irrefutable body of evidence was gathered, fully exposing and confirming their affiliation with the intelligence service of the Republic of Moldova. 🤝 The return of Russian citizens home was made possible thanks to a multi-stage operation carried out by the Federal Security Service of Russia jointly with the State Security Committee of Belarus. #RussiaBelarus