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Russia Deactivates NATO-Alleged Mines, Blocks Director’s Message

5/26/2026

Center

FSB Neutralizes Mines

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said anti-war message from film director Andrey Zvyagintsev would not be passed to President Vladimir Putin.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) found and deactivated magnetic mines on the LPG tanker Arrhenius in Ust-Luga.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said mines were made in a NATO country, which NATO officials denied.
Divers reported each device contained about 7 kg of plastic explosive near the vessel’s engine room.

Right

Russia Bombards Kyiv

Russia ordered all foreign nationals to leave Kyiv ahead of a coordinated campaign against the city’s defence and industrial sites.
On May 24, Russian forces bombarded Kyiv, killing two civilians, injuring 91, and damaging about 300 locations.
Russia’s Investigative Committee alleged mines originated in a NATO country, a charge NATO officials denied.
An Oreshnik hypersonic missile struck near Kyiv, destroying every museum room, according to the director.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasised the FSB’s interception of magnetic mines on the LPG tanker Arrhenius in Ust-Luga, a detail absent from Right coverage.
Center coverage also reported divers finding about 7 kg of plastic explosive per device and a Kremlin spokesman’s comment on director Zvyagintsev, which Right coverage did not mention.

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FSB Neutralizes Mines

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said anti-war message from film director Andrey Zvyagintsev would not be passed to President Vladimir Putin.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) found and deactivated magnetic mines on the LPG tanker Arrhenius in Ust-Luga.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said mines were made in a NATO country, which NATO officials denied.
Divers reported each device contained about 7 kg of plastic explosive near the vessel’s engine room.

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