SBU says armed group attacked officers during searches linked to alleged FSB plot

Ukraine's SBU said its officers came under armed attack during searches in Kyiv linked to an alleged Russian FSB plot against a Russian opposition figure, deploying its Alpha unit, which used firearms; several people were wounded and detained, reportedly members of a Defense Forces unit. Weapons and documents were seized, and the Prosecutor General's Office opened a separate investigation into threats against SBU officers.

Other reports, not independently confirmed, describe the incident as a confrontation between the SBU and military intelligence (HUR) tied to the disappearance of Russian Volunteer Corps figure Stepan Kaplunov, with a lawyer claiming an overnight agreement on his transfer broke down into renewed gunfire. Presidential Office chief Kyrylo Budanov said the State Bureau of Investigation is handling the matter and stressed no one has the right to abduct servicemembers or open fire in the streets.

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