Russia Alleges Foiled Ukrainian Plot to Assassinate Putin-Linked Orthodox Priest

Russia arrests two church figures over alleged Ukrainian plot to kill Putin-linked priest

Popovich said he had been recruited to monitor Shevkunov's movements and threatened with the murder of his relatives unless he complied. He said he was then tasked with finding an accomplice in order to "eliminate" Shevkunov

FSB foils plot to assassinate top Crimean cleric

Two men recruited by Kiev planned an attack on Metropolitan Tikhon in Moscow, the agency has said Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to assassinate a senior figure in the Russian Orthodox Church in Crimea, an agency statement has claimed. The Ukrainian military intelligence plot allegedly involved threatening an aide of Crimean Metropolitan Tikhon, the head of the Simferopol and Crimean diocese and reported …

Russia Neutralizes Ukrainian Attack on Orthodox Church Bishop - teleSUR English

Two seminarians were recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services in mid-2024 under coercion to assassinate Tikhon. On Friday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) informed that it had prevented an attack organized by Ukrainian intelligence services against Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea. RELATED: Russia Calls for Renewal of Disarmament Agreements In mid-February, two clerics from the Sretensky Monastery in Moscow were arrest…

Two priests accused of plot to kill Russia bishop, Putin's 'confessor'

Clerics Denis Popovich, 27, and Nikita Ivankovich, 28, have been detained by Russia's FSB security service.

Ukrainian terrorist attack against Met. Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Crimea prevented in Moscow (+VIDEOS)

During the investigation, FSB officers seized a homemade explosive device and two counterfeit Ukrainian passports with photographs of the detainees.