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Ukraine Thwarts FSB Plot Against Russian Opposition Figure Stepan Kaplunov, Source Says

The agencies said the FSB planned an assassination against a Russian opposition figure, while Ukrainian media identified the target as Stepan Kaplunov.

The FSB aimed to attack a Russian opposition figure that had come to Kyiv for Ukraine's independence day

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The Ukrainian authorities did not appoint the leader concerned, but a source from the Ukrainian Defence Forces told Kyiv Independent that he is Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps fighting on behalf of Ukraine. On 1 September, the Russian Volunteer Corps wrote to Telegram that Kaplunov was "raptured ...

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The media reported against whom the FSB was preparing a terrorist attack, which was thwarted by the SBU and GUR.

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The Security Service of Ukraine and military intelligence thwarted an assassination plot by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) against one of the leaders of the Russian opposition movement. The politician was in Ukraine to celebrate Independence Day, the SBU reported.

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The Kyiv Independent broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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