{
  "id": 9146258,
  "title": "SBU says it foiled FSB-linked plot to assassinate K-1 kickboxing federation president in Kyiv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sbu-says-it-foiled-fsb-linked-plot-to-assassinate-k-1-kickboxing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:37:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-says-it-foiled-fsb-linked-plot-to-assassinate-k-1-kickboxing-federation-president-in-kyiv/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has announced the successful thwarting of a plot allegedly linked to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to assassinate Akhmad Akhmedov, the president of Ukraine’s K-1 kickboxing federation. Akhmedov, a former Ukrainian serviceman who has fought for Ukraine since 2022, is also a civic leader and kickboxing coach. The Ukrainian SBU identified the suspect as a 30-year-old woman from Russian-occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, who was apprehended near a Kyiv sports facility where Akhmedov works as a coach. According to the SBU, the woman had been recruited by Russian intelligence in exchange for dropping a criminal case related to illegal drug possession. She underwent FSB training in Russia and was sent through Belarus before traveling to Kyiv, where she was arrested. The suspect faces life imprisonment if convicted. This incident is part of a series of investigations into Russian-linked plots targeting Ukrainian officials, military personnel, activists, and public figures since the onset of the full-scale invasion.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}