Recently, Ukraine has made headlines once again with the arrest of two security colonels on charges of collaborating with Russia and plotting to assassinate high-ranking officials, including President Zelensky. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that its counterintelligence and SBU teams had thwarted a plan by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to execute these assassinations.
According to the SBU, Russia had been seeking individuals close to President Zelensky’s bodyguard who could potentially harm or capture him. The two colonels arrested were from the State Security Department (UDO), an agency overseen by the National Assembly and tasked with protecting public agencies, officials, and their families.
In addition to the assassination plot against President Zelensky, the SBU revealed that Major General Vasyl Malyuk, the leader of the SBU, and Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Agency (GUR), were also targeted. Spies recruited by Russia were said to be monitoring the activities of Ukrainian officials to provide coordinates for potential missile attacks.
Following a missile strike on one of its targets in Ukraine, Russia reportedly planned to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to eliminate any survivors in the area before launching another missile to erase evidence of the attack. However, Russia has not officially responded to these allegations made by Ukraine.
This incident is not new as Ukraine has previously announced thwarting plots to assassinate President Zelensky. In previous incidents, individuals have been arrested for allegedly assisting Russian special forces in planning attacks on the President. These events underscore tensions between Ukraine and Russia and highlight the importance of maintaining security in the region.
The arrest of these security colonels marks another significant development in Ukraine’s ongoing efforts against Russian aggression. It remains uncertain what impact this will have on relations between Ukraine and Russia in