Ukraine kills Russian agents, suspected of the attack on spy

Ukraine kills Russian agents, suspected of the attack on spy

The Ukrainian secret service, the SBU, announced on Sunday that they have eliminated Russian agents who are suspected of shoting a colleague in Kiev this week. The SBU is convinced that the Russian domestic secret service, the FSB, is behind the crime.

Details on the murder of Ivan Voronych

The SBU officer Ivan Voronych was shot in a suspected assassination in Kiev on Thursday morning. The authorities told CNN that it was a targeted killing.

arrest of the suspects

The suspects, a man and a woman, tried to hide in the underground after the attack. According to a message from the SBU, however, together with the national police, it was possible to determine their whereabouts in the Kiev region.

response from the SBU boss

Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the SBU, said: "The hiding place of the enemy was discovered by secret investigations and active counter-espionage measures." He added: "When the arrest, they resisted, there was a change of shooting and the criminals were eliminated."

clarification of the SBU

in a video that was apparently taken in front of the suspects' bodies, Malyuk said: "I would like to remember that the only view for the enemy on the territory of Ukraine is death!"

order of the suspect

According to the SBU, the two were commissioned to pursue their goal and document their daily process. Then they were led to a safe house where a pistol with silencer was waiting for them.

The role of the SBU in conflict

The SBU is the main secret service of Ukraine, responsible for national security and for sabotage operations against Russia. Among other things, she was responsible for the courageous drone attack by Ukraine on Russian military airfields last month.

context of the reinforced attacks

The murder of Voronych happened at a time when Russia had significantly intensified his attacks on Ukraine. In the current conflict duration of four years now, both the largest and the second largest drone attack took place this week.