{"id":36203,"date":"2026-09-02T12:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/36203\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:51:40","slug":"ukraine-claims-it-foiled-fsb-plot-against-anti-kremlin-figure-amid-shootout-in-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/36203\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Claims It Foiled FSB Plot Against Anti-Kremlin Figure Amid Shootout in Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian law enforcement authorities<a href=\"https:\/\/ssu.gov.ua\/novyny\/dodatkova-informatsiia-shchodo-spetsoperatsii-sbu-zavdiaky-yakii-vdalosia-zirvaty-terakt-fsb-rf-proty-odnoho-z-lideriv-rosiiskoho-opozytsiinoho-politychnoho-natsionalnoho-rukhu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0said<\/a> Wednesday that they foiled an alleged plot by Russia\u2019s FSB security service to assassinate an anti-Kremlin\u00a0\u201copposition leader\u201d in the capital Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ukrainian media <a href=\"https:\/\/news.liga.net\/society\/news\/perestrelka-v-kieve-zelenskii-naehal-na-rukovoditelei-sbu-i-gur-sovetnik\" title=\"reported\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>, the target of the assassination attempt was\u00a0Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of combat operations for the Russian Volunteer Corps,\u00a0a unit of far-right Russians fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Russian Volunteer Corps <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rvc_army\/2095\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a>\u00a0Kaplunov had been abducted outside his home days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Ukraine\u2019s SBU security service said \u201ca group of individuals carried out an armed attack\u201d against its investigators during a search.\u00a0The agency\u2019s\u00a0special forces returned fire to subdue the attackers, detaining the assailants and wounding several.<\/p>\n<p>The SBU said that the assailants belong to\u00a0\u201cone of the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.\u201d It added that prosecutors have launched an investigation into the attempted murder of law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s SBU did not identify the Russian opposition figure who was said to have been targeted by the FSB.<\/p>\n<p>That statement came after reports and videos of an alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/truexanewsua\/143718\" title=\"shootout\" rel=\"nofollow\">shootout<\/a> in Kyiv between SBU officers and members of\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s HUR military intelligence agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was said to have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.liga.net\/society\/news\/perestrelka-v-kieve-zelenskii-naehal-na-rukovoditelei-sbu-i-gur-sovetnik\" title=\"criticized\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reprimanded<\/a> the leadership of both the SBU and HUR for initially keeping silent about the apparent clash between their agencies. <\/p>\n<p>According to Zelensky\u2019s communications adviser, Dmytro Litvin, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/news.liga.net\/society\/news\/perestrelka-v-kieve-zelenskii-naehal-na-rukovoditelei-sbu-i-gur-sovetnik\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">demanded<\/a>\u00a0that the two agencies inform the public about what happened.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s FSB has not responded to Ukraine\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukrainian law enforcement authorities\u00a0said Wednesday that they foiled an alleged plot by Russia\u2019s FSB security service to 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