Ukraine’s SBU says it thwarted FSB plot to assassinate Russian opposition figure
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that it worked with the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Defense Ministry to foil an assassination plot targeting a Russian opposition figure.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has revealed that it collaborated with the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Defense Ministry to prevent a plot to assassinate a Russian opposition figure during his visit to Kyiv for Ukraine's Independence Day. The plot was allegedly orchestrated by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).
The SBU declined to disclose the identity of the targeted individual or provide additional information. Ukrainian media sources identified the target as Stepan Kaplunov, the deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps. Kaplunov was reported missing from his home several days ago, and his current whereabouts are unknown. The Russian Volunteer Corps announced his disappearance on September 1, but later clarified that Kaplunov was still alive, and that reports of his death were fabricated as part of a Ukrainian intelligence operation.
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