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Ukraine Crushes FSB Assassination Plot Against Russian Opposition Leader
UNITED24 Media • • world
Key Points:
- Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and military intelligence agency (HUR) thwarted an assassination attempt by Russia’s FSB targeting a Russian opposition leader who visited Ukraine for Independence Day celebrations.
- The targeted individual is reported by Ukrainian media to be Stepan Kaplunov, a deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, though Ukrainian authorities have not officially confirmed his identity.
- Kaplunov had reportedly gone missing days before the announcement of the foiled plot, prompting his group to contact Ukrainian security agencies for assistance.
- Separate reports emerged of an armed confrontation in Kyiv involving men in military attire, with allegations that Kaplunov was detained by the SBU, though authorities have not confirmed these claims or linked the incident to the assassination plot.
- The SBU recently dismantled a Russian military intelligence network involved in planning targeted killings in Ukraine, arresting over 10 operatives and neutralizing one suspect.
