Two individuals handled by Russia's military intelligence have been detained by the counterintelligence wing of Ukraine's Security Service for assisting in assessing the aftermath of an Oreshnik missile strike on civilian infrastructure facilities in Lviv Oblast on the night of 8-9 January 2026.

The rumor appeared to stem from a mistranslation of an interview on French news television.

Finnish military intelligence has reported that Russia retains the capability to operate in the Baltic Sea and may continue attempts to damage undersea communications. Source: European Pravda, citing Yle,

Antichrist in a Cassock,” “Antichrist of Constantinople” and “Devil Incarnate” were among the terms Russia’s foreign intelligence service used to attack the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christianity,