On 2026-08-26, Ukraine's security service (SBU) thwarted an FSB assassination plot against a defense company leader. The alleged perpetrator was a 63-year-old pensioner tasked with placing explosives under the target's vehicle.
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The suspected assassin is a 63-year-old pensioner, tasked by the FSB with placing explosives under the driver's seat of the supposed victim's car, according to the SBU.
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukraine thwarts FSB assassination plot against defense company head https:// kyivindependent.com/ukraine-th warts-fsb-assassination-plot-against-defense-company-head/ The suspected assassin is a 63-year-old pensioner, tasked by the FSB with placing explosives under the driver's seat of the supposed victim's car, according to the SBU. # Ukraine