US EditionAlleged Balkan Hitman Arrested in Odesa for Foiled Plot to Assassinate Ukrainian Navy Officer
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A Russian-recruited hit man was arrested by the Ukrainian Security Service. The man, from the Balkans, was preparing to assassinate a naval officer in Odessa before being intercepted.
Alleged Balkan hitman arrested in Odesa for foiled plot to assassinate Ukrainian Navy officer
Ukrainian security services say they have arrested a suspected foreign hitman, who entered the country under the guise of a tourist, allegedly on orders from a Russian intelligence agency to assassinate a senior officer in Ukraine’s Navy. According to a statement from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), counterintelligence agents detained the suspect in Odesa after he had traveled from Kyiv. The individual, a 37-year-old citizen of a Balkan c…
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) arrested in Odessa a citizen of an unspecified Balkan country who was arrested when he was about to kill for...
The Ukrainian Security Service reported that a 37-year-old resident of a Balkan country had been detained in Odessa and allegedly tried to shoot a high-ranking Navy officer; according to the investigation, he had been recruited by the Russian intelligence service; in February 2026, a foreigner had arrived in Kiev and then went to Odessa under the guise of a tourist.
SBU foils attempt on Navy officer - foreigner recruited by Russia detained in OdessaA foreigner was detained in Odessa who, on the orders of the Russian Federation, tried to shoot an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The attacker imitated bicycle repair and had a pistol with a silencer.
A foreign killer planned to kill a high-ranking official of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Odessa
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