Your current location:HOME >politics >Ukraine says it foiled Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskyy 正文
TIME:2024-05-08 12:21:33 Source: Internet compilationEdit:politics
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assas
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 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 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a fifth term on Tuesday. Maliuk said that he personally oversaw the top-secret operation to track the plot.
Ukrainian claims of Russian efforts to kill Zelenskyy aren’t new. Zelensky said in 2022 there has been at least 10 attempts to assassinate him, and now the war with Russia has stretched into its third year.
Xi Congratulates Bob Dadae on Re2024-05-08 12:17
'Hardest Geezer' Russell Cook completes almost year2024-05-08 12:11
China's real estate giant Evergrande files for bankruptcy2024-05-08 12:09
Pope Francis calls for ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine in Easter message2024-05-08 11:29
Lin Xiaojun wins 500m gold at short track speed skating worlds2024-05-08 11:23
April 12, 20242024-05-08 11:11
Students petition Parliament to keep free school lunches funding2024-05-08 10:56
Chubby Hearts Hong Kong: Gov't gave HK$7.8 million for installation2024-05-08 10:56
Xi Story: Ensuring a Better Life for the People2024-05-08 10:49
Wellington workforce reeling from public service job cuts2024-05-08 10:10
Xi Returns to China After China2024-05-08 12:00
Colorado reporter's expulsion from Republican gathering causes uproar2024-05-08 11:22
Tens of thousands of Israelis rally in Tel Aviv demanding Gaza hostage deal2024-05-08 11:20
Students petition Parliament to keep free school lunches funding2024-05-08 11:14
Almost 100 aftershocks recorded overnight following Taiwan's 7.32024-05-08 11:02
Petrobras reports net profit of BRL 124.6 bi in 20232024-05-08 10:25
Water tank installation programme changing lives in the Far North2024-05-08 10:23
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong marks China's National Day with displays of patriotism, pyrotechnics2024-05-08 10:03
Jilin eyes stable foreign trade growth in 20242024-05-08 10:02
China economy update: Evergrande shares plunge 70 per cent2024-05-08 09:38