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Ukraine Claims It Foiled FSB Plot Against Anti
themoscowtimes.com • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian law enforcement reported thwarting an alleged assassination plot by Russia’s FSB targeting Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, in Kyiv.
- Kaplunov, part of a far-right Russian unit fighting alongside Ukraine, was reportedly abducted outside his home days before the incident.
- During a search, Ukraine’s SBU security service faced an armed attack from individuals identified as belonging to a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit, resulting in a shootout and detainment of the assailants.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky reprimanded the leadership of both the SBU and the HUR military intelligence agency for initially withholding information about the clash between their forces.
- Russia’s FSB has not issued any response to the assassination allegations made by Ukraine.
