Russia has foiled several assassination attempts targeting a senior defense official and a military blogger, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday.
MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Russia has foiled several assassination attempts targeting a senior defense official and a military blogger, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday.
Ukrainian intelligence services coordinated the attacks and a Russian citizen was arrested in connection with the plots, the FSB said in a statement.
The suspect allegedly planned to use an improvised explosive device disguised as a portable speaker, according to the release.
Last week, a Russian general and his aide were killed in an explosion outside a Moscow residential building.
The FSB also revealed Thursday that it had foiled several assassination attempts orchestrated by Ukrainian special services against senior Russian military officials. Four Russian citizens were arrested in connection with these attempts.
