The plot to assassinate the Ukrainian president was foiled

Ukraine claims that a plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelenskiy was foiled.

According to foreign media, Ukraine’s security service has said that two military officers have been arrested who allegedly planned to kill President Zelenskyi and other high-ranking officials.

According to reports, Ukraine’s security services said in a statement that a network of agents operated by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) targeting President Zelensky and other senior Ukrainian political and military figures had been captured. The officers were to be killed.

The statement said that two colonel-rank officers of the State Guard of Ukraine, who are responsible for the security of high-ranking officials, have been arrested on suspicion of treason for carrying out Russia’s plan.

The statement said the two officers were recruited ahead of the war, which began in February 2022.

Ukraine’s security services said in a statement that the two officers were tasked with finding someone close to the president’s security guards who would take President Zelensky hostage and later kill him.

According to foreign media, the statement did not say when this alleged plot was foiled.

According to foreign media, no statement has come out from Russia on this issue.