FSB

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domestic intelligence agency government agency of Russia security agency

The FSB (Federal Security Service) is Russia’s principal domestic security and intelligence agency, serving as the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	domestic intelligence agency → government agency of Russia → security agency →
abbreviation	FSB →
controlledBy	President of Russia →
country	Russia →
emblem	Emblem of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation →
establishedInPeriod	post-Soviet era →
formedFrom	KGB →
fullName	Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation →
hasDivision	Border Service of the FSB → Counterintelligence Service → Counterterrorism Directorate → Information Security Center → Special Operations Center →
hasPower	conduct counterintelligence operations → conduct surveillance within Russia → detain and interrogate suspects →
headquartersBuilding	Lubyanka Building →
headquartersLocation	Lubyanka Square, Moscow →
jurisdiction	Russian Federation →
language	Russian →
legalBasis	Federal Law on the Federal Security Service →
motto	“Вне компетенции нет” →
nativeName	Федеральная служба безопасности Российской Федерации →
notableFor	border protection of the Russian Federation → counterterrorism operations in Russia → role in Russian domestic political security →
operatesIn	Russia →
parentAgency	Government of Russia →
predecessor	Federal Counterintelligence Service of Russia → KGB →
regionServed	Russian Federation →
reportsTo	President of Russia →
responsibility	border security → counterintelligence → counterterrorism → domestic intelligence → fighting organized crime → information security → protection of constitutional order → protection of state security → surveillance →
scope	primarily domestic →
securitySector	intelligence → law enforcement →
successorTo	KGB Fifth Chief Directorate (domestic security functions) →
type	successor to Soviet-era KGB domestic functions →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
FSB →	abbreviation
SVR →	cooperatesWith
SVR →	distinctFrom
Vladimir Putin →	employer
KGB →	followedBy
Lubyanka Building →	securityServiceHeadquartersFor
Lubyanka Building →	usedBy