Russian agents penetrated Zelensky's protection and tried to kill Budanov: details of attempt

SBU staff managed to detain two Russian agents. One of them has worked at the FSB since 2014 and recruited another colonel. The attempt on Budanova was coordinated personally by the FSB director Alexander Bortnikov, the journalists of The Times. Russian agents planned to kill the head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kiril Budanov during rocket and unmanned attacks. The Times told more about this.

The SBU employee said that Russian agents had penetrated the security service of President Vladimir Zelensky to kill the intelligence leader. "The Russians planned to launch a ballistic rocket by these coordinates (columns with black Toyota Land Cruiser and a minibus, ed. A high -ranking Ukrainian counterintelligence officer stressed that the agent had to throw a grenade of the survival or came to the rescue. This hostile operation was torn.

The SBU watched the developer of this plan for several months, namely by two colonels of the State Security Service, who protected higher Ukrainian officials, including the President. Another person was also suspected of working on the FSB of the Russian Federation. Agents planned to kill Budanov and follow the head of the SBU Vasyl Baby and President Zelensky. During the preparation for the attempt, Russian agents brought to Kiev jet grenade launchers, anti-personnel mine MES-90 and FPV-therots.

Colonel Andriy Guka has worked at the FSB since 2014. He also recruited Colonel Alexander Derkach. The SBU intercepted communication between curators and agents, resulting in a rapid operation to dispose of accomplices. "Our goal was to arrest simultaneously so that they could not inform each other so that they would not escape," the officer explained. The SBU agents have lifted an unexpected call to work.

Special forces, dressing the form of patrol police, stopped the cars of suspects on checkpoints. The first man was easily detained, while the other at the stop was kept behind the wheel, lowered the glass and showed a service certificate. The special forces Wait, who did not notice the certificate and came closer to the car. "Then he moved through the window with one hand and opened the door, grabbed the guy by his head with the other hand. Since the car was started, she immediately left the place.

It was extremely important to suppress him immediately because he had a weapon in the car," the officer said. Other SBU staff stopped the car and pulled out a man. An explosive, UAV components and a secret phone were found during a search of agents' apartments. Both men confessed throughout the interrogation. The secret phone contained messages that contained information about vehicles and routes used by Zelensky and the baby.

"The attempt to kill Budanova demonstrates an aggressive change in the role of the agency in the war against Ukraine and its allies, from the collection of intelligence to sabotage and murder, the role in which Russian military intelligence of the game once was dominated," the message reads. GUR is accused of organizing the last conspiracy of the FSB Deputy Director Sergei Korolev. While the attempt on Budanova was approved and coordinated personally by the FSB director Alexander Bortnikov.