Alleged Russian Plot to Assassinate President Zelenskyy Thwarted, Ukraine Says
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators claim to have disrupted a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukraine military and political figures.
The Details: Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, the entity responsible for protecting high-ranking officials, were detained on suspicion of devising this assassination plan under instructions from Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB. Intended to occur before Russian President Vladimir Putin's inauguration, the plan involved surveillance of Zelenskyy and other senior Ukrainian officials' movements. The Ukrainian colonels were supposed to locate these officials and target them with a rocket attack, followed by drones and missiles.
For Context: This is not the first time claims of Russian efforts to kill Zelenskyy have surfaced. Zelenskyy stated in 2022 that there had been at least ten attempts to assassinate him.
How The Media Covered It: News coverage in mainstream western media tended to be fairly similar across the spectrum, often framing assassination attempts against Zelenskyy as "not new." This summary was developed with the help of AllSides' AI technology.
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From the Center
Ukraine thwarts Zelenskyy assassination plot by Russia, says Kyiv counterintelligence
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators said Tuesday that they thwarted a plan by Russian agents to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other high-level officials.
Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were arrested on suspicion of treason for enacting the plan, Ukraine's state security service said in a prepared statement, which added that the plot was drawn up by Russia's Federal Security Service.
Moscow did not immediately comment on the reports, which indicate that the colonels were recruited prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February...
From the Left
Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday.
Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, a statement said. The colonels were recruited before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to the statement.
It quoted the head of the State Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, as saying the plot foresaw an attack before...
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Ukraine busts up Russia's Zelenskyy assassination plot in massive 'failure' of Putin's spies
Ukrainian authorities have arrested two colonels from the Ukrainian forces who had allegedly collaborated with Russians to plot the assassination of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"The attempt was planned under the supervision of employees of the 5th department of the FSB as a gift to Vladimir Putin for the inauguration," Ukrainian Secret Service SBU said in a post on Telegram after detaining two "traitor" colonels.
"The enemy was actively developing plans to eliminate President Volodymyr Zelensky," the SBU added. "One of the tasks of the FSB intelligence network was to search for...
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