FSB spy Kjamran Alijev directed sabotage plans and espionage in Estonia, including operatives delivering Estonian SIM cards to Russia.

Intelligence & EspionageHuman Intelligence (HUMINT)Recruitment of locals

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Summary

The FSB spy Kjamran Alijev, responsible for directing multiple spies in Estonia and planning sabotage acts, was identified by Estonian Security Police (KAPO). Alijev issued orders to Israeli citizen Anatoli Privalov to organize sabotage in Estonia and arrange an escape plan for the detained A. Ševljakov in 2023. Another spy hired by Alijev, Pavel Kapustin, a transport businessman frequently moving between Estonia and Russia, was tasked along with Privalov to deliver Estonian SIM cards to Russia for European communications and potential use in drones. Alijev's official residence is near Narva bridge in Kingisepp, Russia, in an FSB border service building.

Classification

Confidence: High

The activities described include covert espionage, sabotage planning, use of agents crossing borders, and delivery of communication tools to an adversary for malicious purposes within Estonia.

Source URL

https://x.com/i/web/status/2024817228349108583

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 20, 2026, 20:55 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 19:47 UTC
Event time: Aug 15, 2025, 12:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "location_text": "Narva",
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  "event_time_utc": "2025-08-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "unknown",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: MediumSingle sourceTime: UnknownLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Aug 15, 2025, 12:00 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Narva

Region

Ida-Viru County

Primary actor

Kjamran Alijev

Country

Estonia

Countries

Estonia

Tags

FSB, Espionage, Sabotage, SIM cards, Estonia, Russia, Human intelligence, Counterintelligence

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