In addition to Vladimir Zelensky, the enemy planned to eliminate the Head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kirill Budanov and other high-ranking officials.
>Two were detained colonels of the State Security Administration, who were part of the FSB intelligence network and pursued the goal of eliminating the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and other representatives of the highest military-political leadership of the state.
This was reported by the SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General.< /p>
“Yes, the enemy was actively developing plans to eliminate President Vladimir Zelensky. One of the tasks of the FSB agent network was to search for executors among the military close to the President's security who could take the Head of State hostage and subsequently kill him,” the intelligence service said in a statement. .
In addition to Vladimir Zelensky, the enemy planned to eliminate the Head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kirill Budanov and other officials.
For example, the liquidation of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kirill Budanov was going to be carried out before Easter.
UGO colonels were preparing an assassination attempt on Zelensky
As the report says, the enemy planned for a recruited agent to monitor the movement of a protected person and transfer information to the enemy. It was planned to launch a missile strike at the coordinates of the building where the official was supposed to be. Then they were going to attack the people remaining at the site with a drone. After this, the Russians planned to hit another missile, including to destroy traces of the drone’s use.
Planning an assassination attempt on Zelensky
Planning the assassination >” Armament for the agent was provided by a UGO colonel, who personally brought FPV drones, RPG-7 charges, as well as MON-90 anti-personnel mines to Kiev. The SBU recorded both the trips of the UGO colonel to buy drones and explosives in another region of Ukraine, as well as the conversations of the potential perpetrator of the terrorist attack with the “curator” from the FSB,” the SBU noted.
A shell seized from the detainees
The Security Service of Ukraine gradually documented the criminal actions of the defendants and detained them.
“A limited circle of people knew about our special operation, and I personally controlled its progress. The terrorist attack, which was supposed to be a gift on the way to the inauguration, was in fact a failure of the Russian special service. But we must not forget – the enemy is strong and experienced, he cannot be underestimated. We will continue to work proactively so that every traitor receives the justice they deserve,” said SBU head Vasily Malyuk.
Detention of traitors
The SBU also added that the FSB of the Russian Federation once again confirmed the status of a terrorist organization, because it was the employees of the 9th directorate of the department operational information 5 services supervised the organization of the terrorist attack.These are Maxim Mishustin, Dmitry Perlin and Alexey Kornev.
Before the start of a full-scale war, Kornev held a series of secret meetings with a UGO colonel on the territory of neighboring European states. Also, funds for agents were usually transferred abroad.
The attackers were searched, during which the corresponding weapons, as well as other evidence of criminal activity, were identified and seized. Currently they have been informed of suspicion under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- ch. 2 tbsp. 111 (high treason committed under martial law);
- ch. 1 tbsp. 14, part 2 art. 258 (preparation for a terrorist act).
¦ The suspect was chosen as a preventive measure – detention. The defendants face life imprisonment.