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FSB Thwarts Ukrainian Plots to Assassinate High-Ranking Military Officials with Improvised Explosive Devices, Four Arrested

Dec 26, 2024, 07:20 AM

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it has thwarted multiple assassination plots allegedly orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence against high-ranking officials in the Russian Ministry of Defense. The FSB reported the detention of four Russian nationals involved in the plans, which included the use of improvised explosive devices. The agency indicated that these operations were aimed at senior military personnel and their families, reflecting ongoing tensions between the two countries. The FSB's announcement follows a series of preventive measures taken against what it described as terrorist acts targeting military officials involved in the ongoing conflict. The suspects face severe legal repercussions, including life imprisonment.