Details of the preparations for the assassination of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, as well as the head of the SBU, Vasily Malyuk, and the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov (included in the list of terrorists and extremists of the Russian Federation). the SBU press service said on the department’s telegram channel on May 7.
The department confirmed that the clients were officials of the State Security Administration of Ukraine: the head of one of the departments of the department, Colonel Andrey Guk, as well as Colonel Derkach.
The detainees intended “take the head of state hostage and then kill him”And in order to eliminate Budanov (included in the list of terrorists and extremists on the territory of the Russian Federation), they intended to launch a missile attack on his house. To do this, they looked for artists among people close to the president’s security.
The recruited agent was supposed to aim the missile at the house of the head of Ukrainian intelligence. After the attack, it was planned to use kamikaze drones, the remains of which the accomplices intended to destroy with a second missile attack.
As noted, “The SBU recorded the trips of a UGO colonel to another region of Ukraine in search of drones and explosives”. After the arrest of the suspects, FPV drones, RPG-7 charges and MON-90 antipersonnel mines were discovered.
Now a criminal case has been opened against them for articles of treason and preparation of a terrorist attack. Both face life in prison.
Recall that information about the detention of officials of the State Security Administration of Ukraine previously appeared in the Ukrainian press.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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