Russia Warns of Terror Threat from 56 Countries, Security Officials Call for Enhanced Coordination

TASS: Shoigu talks about the threat of terrorism activities from 56 countries facing Russia (summary of speech)

TASS, Yekaterinburg, March 17th: At a non-site security conference in the Ural Federal District, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu stated that Russia now must respond to the actions of 56 countries attempting to carry out terrorist attacks and sabotage at critical facilities with "the highest level of coordination."

The news said that TASS has compiled the main content of the Security Council Secretary's speech (full translation - note from the translator):

1. Terrorist attack in Kyiv

"The Kyiv regime and its partners have been continuously trying to conduct sabotage and terrorist attacks within Russia, and the number is steadily increasing": "In 2025, there were 1830 terrorist attacks within Russia, which is 40% more than in 2024 (1101) and 6.5 times more than in 2023 (271)."

Last year, the number of air strikes on infrastructure in Russia by Kyiv increased nearly fourfold: "Last year, the number of air strikes on infrastructure in various regions of Russia increased almost fourfold (23,000 attacks in 2025, compared to 6,200 in 2024)."

2. The danger of underestimating security threats

With the situation in the Middle East continuing to escalate, the threat of terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure has become "more urgent and widespread."

Misjudging the extent of the threats Russia faces and failing to quickly eliminate vulnerabilities could lead to tragic consequences: "Underestimating the threat and delaying the elimination of existing vulnerabilities may lead to tragic consequences, undermining social and economic stability, and complicating the logistics support tasks of our armed forces."

Russia must now "with the utmost coordination" counter the actions of 56 countries attempting to carry out acts of terrorism and sabotage at critical facilities.

President Vladimir Putin is focusing on the security of critical infrastructure: "Recently, the Security Council meetings have repeatedly discussed these issues and formulated necessary measures to improve joint efforts."

3. Regional security