Moscow, June 9 -- The number of attempts by "unfriendly" countries to obtain weapons and military equipment for the Kiev regime is unprecedented, said Russia's intelligence service - Federal Security Service (FSB) - on Monday.

"In connection with growing external threats caused by the coordinated activities of unfriendly states to provide material and technical assistance to Ukrainian armed formations, security agencies have encountered an unprecedented number of attempts to obtain weapons and military equipment necessary for the Kiev regime to maintain its combat potential.

"It has been established that the said activity is controlled by foreign intelligence services and is large-scale in nature and manifests itself in aspirations f...