Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov of working for the FSB and plotting an Independence Day assassination. He says he was tortured into confessing.
Stepan Kaplunov, the deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was in contact with Russian security services and was tasked with preparing an assassination attempt against one of the leaders of Russia’s opposition movement who planned to travel to Ukraine, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said.
Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, is accused by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) of working for the FSB and plotting an assassination attempt against an opposition leader during Ukraine's Independence Day on August 24. The SBU claims Kaplunov was caught in a scheme orchestrated by the Russian security services and was attempting to eliminate Ukrainian Defense Forces fighters.
However, Kaplunov claims he was tortured and coerced into making the confessions video released by the SBU. The Russian Volunteer Corps also released a statement, alleging that he was abducted and subjected to physical and psychological pressure. Kaplunov's lawyer claims the confession was filmed "in captivity, under pressure, through torture and death threats."
The SBU suggests the alleged plot was foiled just days after a shootout with Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) in Kyiv.
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