Ukraine claims it foiled Russian plot to kill Zelensky
A Nikolaev woman was accused by the SBU of sending information about the president’s visit to the Russians so they could assassinate him
Ukraine claims it foiled Russian plot to kill Zelensky
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Monday that it had arrested a woman who had passed intelligence to the Russians about the location of President Vladimir Zelensky, so they could try and kill him.
“red handed” while passing intelligence to the “invaders.”
“Russian informant.”
Ukraine’s security service alleges the woman also sought to identify the location of electronic warfare systems and ammunition warehouses in the Ochakov area, so that the Russians could target them in a “massive air strike.” She allegedly traveled around the district and photographed the location of Ukrainian Armed Forces objects, while also secretly inquiring about them in the “social institutions” of the region.
SBU’s announcement comes just a week after Politico published a feature about Kiev’s contingency plans in case Zelensky was assassinated, which the outlet claimed he narrowly avoided on several occasions.
summarily executed a businessman who had been working for Ukraine’s military intelligence to sabotage talks with Russia – which Kiev admitted only a year later.
More recently, the SBU raided hundreds of homes and offices in Kiev and 11 regions of Ukraine in pursuit of what they called a widespread conspiracy to sell fraudulent medical mobilization exemptions for $6,000 apiece.
“Russian informant” directly threatened Zelensky’s life, the Ochakov resident was charged with unauthorized dissemination of information about the movements of troops and equipment, with the maximum penalty of up to 12 years in prison if convicted.