Ukraine Claims It Foiled FSB Plot Against Anti-Kremlin Figure Amid Shootout in Kyiv
Ukrainian media reported that the target of the assassination attempt was Stepan Kaplunov, a member of the Russian Volunteer Corps.
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have thwarted a plot allegedly orchestrated by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to assassinate a prominent anti-Kremlin opposition leader in Kyiv. Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps’ combat operations, was targeted. Kaplunov had reportedly been abducted from his home earlier in the week.
Ukrainian security services reported that an armed group attempted to carry out the attack on their investigators while they were searching a suspect’s residence. In response, the SBU's special forces engaged the attackers, resulting in injuries to several assailants. The SBU later identified the attackers as members of one of Ukraine’s armed forces units.
The investigation into the attempted murder of law enforcement officials is ongoing. Ukraine’s SBU declined to disclose the identity of the targeted Russian opposition figure. This incident unfolded amid reports of a shootout between SBU officers and members of Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky admonished both agencies for initially remaining silent about the alleged clash.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's communications adviser, Dmytro Litvin, emphasized the need for transparency and communication regarding the incident. Russia's FSB has not commented on Ukraine's allegations. In response to the incident, Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has designated The Moscow Times as an undesirable organization, effectively criminalizing its operations and putting its staff at risk of prosecution.
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