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Ukraine Foils Assassination Plot, Arrests 11 Conspirators

3/25/2026

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Ukraine's Security Service eliminated a hitman tied to Russia's military intelligence and arrested over ten conspirators in a plot to assassinate advisor Serhii Sternenko.
The operation was coordinated by SBU leadership, conspirators tracked targets and consulted an expert recruited by Russian intelligence.
The hitman trained in the occupied Donetsk region was tasked with creating explosives and carrying out attacks, and the suspects face charges that may bring life sentences.

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Story summary

Ukraine's Security Service eliminated a hitman tied to Russia's military intelligence and arrested over ten conspirators in a plot to assassinate advisor Serhii Sternenko.
The operation was coordinated by SBU leadership, conspirators tracked targets and consulted an expert recruited by Russian intelligence.
The hitman trained in the occupied Donetsk region was tasked with creating explosives and carrying out attacks, and the suspects face charges that may bring life sentences.