Ukrainian Security Service Foils Plot to Assassinate Airborne Brigade Commander
Ukraine's SBU, together with the Main Intelligence Directorate and the armed forces chief, detained a mole who was preparing an attack on the commander of the 79th Tavriya Air Assault Brigade.
🛡️БезпекаPhoto: Українська правда: головне
Key points
- agent detection
- assassination plot thwarted
- treason charge
The Security Service of Ukraine, in coordination with the Main Intelligence Directorate and with the support of the Armed Forces commander, stopped an assassination attempt on Colonel Eduard Kolodi, commander of the 79th Tavriya Air Assault Brigade and a Hero of Ukraine.
Investigators say that in November a 36‑year‑old serviceman was arrested in Mykolaiv after being identified as a Russian‑backed operative who transmitted the locations of military units.
How the conspiracy was uncovered
Counter‑intelligence determined that the suspect intended to provide real‑time coordinates for a missile strike on the brigade’s headquarters, where the colonel was stationed.
"The information contained geographic markers that allowed precise pinpointing of Ukrainian units," prosecutors noted.
A court ordered pre‑trial detention without bail; the charge of treason carries a potential sentence of life imprisonment.
Source Українська правда: головне — pravda.com.ua/news/2026/11/12/8062563/ ↗
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