Russia’s FSB security service said it thwarted an attack on Moscow’s installed head of the Crimean peninsula and arrested a suspect. Citing an FSB statement, the Russian state-run agency TASS on Monday reported that the assassination attempt was organized by Ukraine’s special services. 'An assassination attempt organised by Ukraine's special services targeting the head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, was foiled,' Russian state-run agency TASS reported, citing an FSB statement.
Russia’s FSB security service said it thwarted an attack on Moscow’s installed head of the Crimean peninsula and arrested a suspect.
Citing an FSB statement, the Russian state-run agency TASS on Monday reported that the assassination attempt was organized by Ukraine’s special services. "An assassination attempt organised by Ukraine's special services targeting the head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, was foiled," Russian state-run agencyThe FSB said in their statement that the detained individual was"a Russian national born in 1988 who had been recruited by officers of Ukraine's Security Service ".Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 after a referendum widely regarded as a sham by Kyiv and Western countries.
The peninsula has been regularly targeted by strikes and attacks targeting Russian-installed officials over recent months that Moscow has blamed on Kyiv,
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