Has been thwarted un attempt to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), announcing that it had arrested a woman accused of helping Moscow plan an attack on the Ukrainian leader during a visit to Mykolaiv, in southern Ukraine.
Since the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, more or less plausible rumors have been circulating about the strategies developed by Moscow to assassinate Zelensky. And that is why the Ukrainian president is subjected to a very strict protection system, which covers his every move. For example, some of the Ukrainian leader's trips abroad were canceled at the last minute – for example one to Bulgaria – precisely because of a leak.
Foiled attack on Zelensky: what happened
According to what emerged, “the security service arrested a informant of the Russian special services, who, on the eve of the president's recent trip to the Mykolaiv region - where he has gone twice in the last few months - was gathering information about the planned visit". The SBU stressed that the woman - who worked in a shop on a military base - would have tried to "find out the time and places of the Head of State's journey in the region". The 007 Ukrainians also released a blurry photo of the informant, held by the officers, along with telephone messages and handwritten notes on military activities. There womens, Now, faces up to 12 years in prison. The Ukrainian security service has also made it known that the investigation also concerns other assignments received by the Russians.
