Russian plot to kill Volodymyr Zelensky foiled, Kyiv says | BBC News

Ukraine says it’s foiled a Russian plot to kidnap and kill President zilinski two Ukrainian security officials have been arrested the assassination attempt was said to have been timed for President Putin’s inauguration and what was described as a present BBC has obtained this footage from the Ukrainian Security Service which claims to show the two agents admitting to the plot I’ve been speaking to our Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse he’s in ke right now who told us more about the plot well Lucy assassination plots against President zilinski are common and they have been since the full scale Invasion when Russian power Troopers attempted to land in Kev and take him out um but this is an alleged plan which really does stand out you have the country’s intelligence service claiming to have held two serving uh Colonels in the country’s uh Security Service which is responsible for keeping institutions as well as senior officials safe and they are accused of planning to leak uh president zalinski and these other officials their movements to Moscow the details of how they’re protected by security guards as well as the addresses in which they stay and the alleged plan was for those addresses to be struck by Russian missiles but the detail doesn’t stop there these uh Colonels uh reportedly took weapons from the Ukrainian regions where they were serving which included drones mines explosives they allegedly took them to Kiev to carry out this attack now we don’t know how close these men uh got to carrying out their plan it is claimed that they were hired by Moscow as moles before the fullscale invasion in meetings in other European countries where large sums of cash were transferred it’s got it all really this plot um but it it’s also a reminder of the dangers that President zilinski a wartime leader faces in this conflict if these two men are convicted they face a life sentence in prison James how well protected is President zinski he is incredibly well protected I remember a press conference where I tried to pop to the L just before it started but president zilinski was coming in and he has a sizable detail there arm to the teeth and you can’t really move when he uh is in the room you can orally hear is motorcade moving around uh Kiev but this is a a president who is Keen to still travel around he often makes visits to the front lines some very hostile areas where he will be seen to meet troops uh and often those Journeys are made in low-flying helicopters it’s a means of Transport which is claim the live lives of other top officials when a helicopter crashed a couple of years ago in heavy fog um but he has become accustomed to the risk you know this is a guy who is willing to stay despite offers to leave Ukraine uh early on in the full scale Invasion and with this country still being in martial law with elections still on hold for now it seems he is intent on staying but of course he still is now grappling with other political domestic issues uh as part of the job that gloss of the early Invasion has worn off now he is now trying to mobilize as many men as possible for a fight that is not going Ukraine’s way at the moment James waterhous there around the world and across the UK this is BBC News

The Ukrainian security service (SBU) says it has foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials.

Two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels have been arrested.

The SBU said they were part of a network of agents belonging to the Russian state security service (FSB).

Ever since Russian paratroopers attempted to land in Kyiv and assassinate President Zelensky in the early hours and days of the full-scale invasion, plots to assassinate him have been commonplace.

The Ukrainian leader said at the start of the invasion he was Russia’s “number one target”.

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  2. BBC standards have slumped to new lows since the start of this conflict in Ukraine. The funny thing is that they do have the journalists with the balanced and truthful story of this conflict. but they won't let them tell it.

  6. Zelenskyy is the biggest liar on the planet. Putin is not going to assassinate Zelensky as Ukraine might replace him with someone competent.

  11. Always in the comments of BBC videos Putin's little internet warriors appear like nasty little piranha fish. The BBC must scare them or they wouldn't bother. However shitty their comments they still came here to view it. Thanks for the views you morons.

  25. It's a plot to getting media attention, sympathy and more money … zelensky has been loosing his spotlight since Israel war. He is a professional comedian , attention is his game

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