{"id":2239012,"date":"2024-05-07T09:35:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T13:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-zelensky\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T13:36:41","slug":"ukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-zelensky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-zelensky\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine thwarts Russian spy agency plot to kill Zelensky"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-zelensky%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239012&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian counterintelligence foils Russian assassination plot targeting President\u2064 Zelensky and top officials. Two Ukrainian\u2063 colonels detained for executing \u200bthe \u2064plan\u200d orchestrated by Russia&#8217;s Federal Security Service, \u200daccording to\u2063 Ukraine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airliner-forced-down-to-arrest-anti-lukashenko-activist\/\" title=\"Airliner Forced Down to Arrest Anti-Lukashenko Activist\">state security service<\/a>. Perfect!\u2062 If you need any more assistance or revisions,\u200c feel\u200d free to\u2062 ask! I&#8217;m glad \u2063you found the summary satisfactory! If \u200cyou have \u2064any more tasks or need\u2062 further help, \u200ddon&#8217;t\u2063 hesitate to reach out. \u200cI&#8217;m \u2062here to assist\u2064 you!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><strong>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukrainian<\/a> counterintelligence investigators have foiled a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russian<\/a> plot to assassinate President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> and other top military and political figures, Ukraine\u2019s state security service said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-president-zelenskyy\/\" title=\"Ukraine thwarts Russian spy agency plot against President Zelenskyy\">protects top officials<\/a>, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service, a statement said. The colonels were recruited before Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a> of Ukraine in February 2022, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>It quoted the head of the State Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, as saying the plot foresaw an attack ahead of Russian President Vladimir <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-putin-president-inauguration-ukraine-355bd36a2e833800187af848dc24a7dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Putin\u2019s inauguration<\/a> for a fifth term Tuesday. Maliuk said he personally oversaw the top-secret operation to track the plot.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian claims of Russian efforts to kill Zelensky are not new. Zelensky said in 2022 there have been at least 10 attempts to assassinate him as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the war<\/a> with Russia stretches into a third year.<\/p>\n<p>Also, prosecutors in Poland said last month a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/poland-espinonage-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-plot-a7e3f5944ba165dd30b271840ffa9f95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Polish man had been arrested<\/a> on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-johnson-the-cia-has-become-the-kgb\/\" title=\"Larry Johnson: The CIA Has Become the KGB\">military intelligence<\/a> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-report-warned-of-extremist-plot-to-attack-congress-on-january-6-but-capitol-security-was-not-increased-to-meet-threat\/\" title=\"FBI Report Warned of Extremist Plot to Attack Congress on January 6, But Capitol Security Was Not Increased to Meet Threat\">alleged plot<\/a> to assassinate Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian statement said the Russian intelligence agents targeting Zelensky sought out members of the Ukrainian military close to the president\u2019s security detail who could take the head of state hostage and later kill him. The operation was run from Moscow, it said, providing the names of three alleged Russian spies behind the conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The broader plan was to identify the location of senior Ukrainian officials and target them with a rocket attack, followed by drones and missiles.<\/p>\n<p>The two Ukrainian colonels were arrested on suspicion of treason, which carries a life sentence, the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian counterintelligence prevents Russian plot to assassinate President Zelensky and top officials. 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