An undated photo released by the Security Service of Ukraine shows a woman, center, being detained by law enforcement after she was accused of plotting to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo/ABC News
KIEV – A woman Ukraine has been detained by the Security Service of Ukraine in connection with a plot to attack the President Volodymyr Zelensky . This was disclosed by the security agency.
Officials said the woman, who is from Mykolaiv but was not named, was being questioned.
Officials also said the woman had been part of a plot aimed to kill Zelensky during his visit last week to Mykolaiv. Mykolaiv is a city in southeastern Ukraine near the front lines.
Ukrana law enforcement officials said he was caught red-handed handing over information to Russia.
He allegedly passed information to Russian troops about Zelensky’s location, including a full schedule of the Ukrainian president’s visit to the region. Russia would then order an airstrike to kill him.
Investigators who were aware of the woman’s alleged plans prior to the visit and Zelensky took additional security measures while in the area, security officials said.
“The Security Service of Ukraine continues to document the criminal acts of the enemy’s accomplices in order to obtain new data about the Russian ‘curator’ and the assignments received,” the officials said in a statement written in Ukrainian. ABC NewsMonday (7/8/2023).
2023-08-07 16:13:54
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