SBU detains russian intelligence agent who was preparing an assassination attempt on Zelensky in Poland

Ukrainian law enforcement officers, together with their Polish colleagues, detained a Polish citizen who worked for russian special services and offered them to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was stated by the Security Service of Ukraine, reports UNN.

Details

According to the investigation, the intention of the defendant was to collect and transmit information about the security of Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport to the aggressor country.

This was, among other things, to help the russian special services plan a possible assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his stay in Poland.

The man was detained thanks to the joint actions of the Security Service, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and law enforcement agencies of Poland. 

SBU officers and Ukrainian prosecutors informed their Polish counterparts about the possible assassination attempt and handed them key evidence in the case. This was done within the framework of international legal assistance.

The Polish prosecutor's office charged him with readiness to act in favor of a foreign intelligence service, which is qualified under Article 130 § 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Poland. On April 18, 2024, at the request of the Polish Prosecutor's Office, the District Court of Warsaw imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention on the offender

It is noted that the investigation is being conducted by the Internal Security Agency under the supervision of the National Prosecutor's Office of Poland. The investigation is ongoing.

Recall

In the spring, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the Cinque Minuti program of the Italian TV channel Rai that, according to intelligence, russians had tried to kill him more than a dozen times.