Ukraine Arrests 2 Colonels Accused of Russian Plot to Kill Zelenskyy

‘We will continue to work ahead of time, so that every traitor receives the well-deserved court sentences,’ said Ukrainian security service chief Vasyl Malyuk.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference during the "Ukraine Year 2024" forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2024, marking the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine has arrested two high-ranking security officers after uncovering an alleged Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several other top officials, Ukraine’s security service has said.

Ukrainian counterintelligence uncovered a network of spies managed by Russia’s FSB, to whom two Ukrainian colonels are accused of leaking information regarding the whereabouts of senior government personnel, according to a May 7 statement from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).