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FSB Says It Foiled Ukrainian Plot to Kill Senior Russian Defense Ministry Official

Summary by The Moscow Times
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday that it thwarted a Ukrainian plot to assassinate a senior Russian Defense Ministry official.

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An agent of the special services of Ukraine, who was planning a terrorist attack against a high-ranking military officer of the Russian Ministry of Defence in Moscow, was arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The detainee was identified with the alias of ‘Cuervo’, who had been recruited in a third country, according to a statement by the press service of the Russian agency, detailing that the suspect ‘made a homemade explosive …

The suspect was detained on the highway as he headed to the planned scene of the terrorist attack.

The FSB acted in time, otherwise the Ukrainian agent would have blown up the Russian defense officer.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that a terrorist attack planned by Ukrainian intelligence in the Moscow region was foiled.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Akşam broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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