In Zaporizhzhia, an FSB agent attempted to kill a Ukrainian soldier.

In Zaporizhzhia, law enforcement officers detained a man who, according to investigators, attempted to kill a Ukrainian serviceman on orders from the Russian FSB.

The SBU and the National Police reported this.

According to the case file, the assassination attempt was planned by a 25-year-old local unemployed man, recruited by Russian intelligence agencies through Telegram channels offering “easy money.” After carrying out so-called test arson attacks, the occupiers ordered him to assassinate a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer—a 23-year-old platoon commander undergoing rehabilitation after being wounded.

The suspect received the attack address from a handler in Russia. To lure the soldier into the situation, the FSB created a fake online dating account for the woman and invited him to a meeting. In an industrial zone, the defender was attacked by a man in a balaclava, who stabbed him six times in the neck, chest, stomach, and right leg before fleeing.

The wounded soldier was taken to intensive care in serious condition. The attacker was found within hours: law enforcement officers conducted a door-to-door search, analyzed CCTV footage, and a police dog found a knife with traces of blood near the crime scene. The attacker was detained at a relative’s home, where he had been hiding.

During a search of his home, they found cell phones, SIM cards, clothing, and shoes with blood stains. The suspect threw the most bloody items into the trash.

The man is currently charged with attempted murder, committed to order and for mercenary motives. He faces 10 to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

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