Mobius report 25/2025 – Booby-Trapped Parcel IEDs, Russia
April 24, 2025On March 13, 2025, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation reported that booby-trapped IEDs camouflaged in perfume boxes, intended for delivery to Russian military officials, had been intercepted at Chelyabinsk Airport, in southern Russia, near the border with...
Mobius report 26/2025 – Exploitation of Youth in IED Attacks in Ukraine
April 24, 2025On March 11, 2025, an IED initiated near the railroad station in central Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine, killing a 17-year-old and seriously injuring a 15-year-old.In recent months, Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly documented a new TTP employed by Russian intelligence: recruiting...
TGA0830 – Ukrainian Interceptor Drones Armed with Shotgun Ammunition
April 10, 2025Over the past two months, multiple reports documenting Ukrainian-operated drones armed with tubes with electrically-initiated shotgun ammunition and recoilless firing systems being used to intercept other drones on the battlefield have emerged. So far, these interceptor drones appear to be...
TGA0829 – PIR-Based Initiation System Showcased by Russian Forces
March 31, 2025In early February 2025, a new Russian improvised initiation system was revealed in a video shared on a Russian combat-focused Telegram channel. The system includes a PIR sensor and a 24-hour self-destruct feature. While the concept appears simple yet effective,...
TGA0828 Acoustic Lure IEDs Laid Using Ukrainian Drones
March 31, 2025On February 17, 2025, Russian soldiers documented a device apparently designed to lure enemy infantry with sound into a previously placed minefield. Alternatively, the device was intended to be used as a booby trap, and explode when touched or handled....
Mobius report 24/2025 – IED Initiation at Narathiwat Airport and Other Explosions Ahead of Visit by Former Thai PM
March 31, 2025Between February 21 and 23, 2025, three security incidents occurred in Thailand’s southern provinces ahead of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s visit to Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat on February 23. On the evening of February 21, a loud noise resembling...
Mobius 23/2025 – Operations of Islamic State Cells Throughout the Russian Federation
March 31, 2025For many years, the Islamic State has coordinated attacks in Russia via individuals and cells originating from Central Asia and militant-jihad adherents from the Caucasus region. In 2024, the Islamic State and adherents of the group carried out several successful...
Mobius 22/2025 – Fragmentation IEDs at Sports Events
March 30, 2025On March 8, 2025, 12 football fans were arrested at a bus stop in the Ponte dos Carvalhos neighborhood, in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, in Recife, capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco.IEDs fashioned from fireworks to which metal nails...
