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Assassination attempt on Zelensky foiled as 'sleeper agent' found guilty of spying for Russia - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
"The Polish special services coordinator spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński, confirmed that according to investigators, the Polish national said he wanted to work for Russian intelligence, which is normally a quick route to making vast sums of money quickly. He was told to pass over information relating to the security at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, Poland to plan an assassination attempt on the Ukrainian President The Polish man also wanted to join the Wagner mercenary group and unit of Russia's intelligence directorate."
"In June 2025 President Zelensky survived an assassination attempt at a Polish airport, and Malyuk at the time revealed this was conducted by a "sleeper agent." Malyuk said that a retired military officer who was recruited by Moscow "decades ago" who was activated recently. The Russian agent planned to assassinate President Zelensky at Rzeszów Airport using a FPV drone or a "sniper complex." The head of Ukraine's Security Service said the assassination attempt was foiled in a joint operation between Kyiv and authorities in Poland."
A 50-year-old Polish man was found guilty in Poland of spying for Russia and assisting with an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Investigators say he volunteered to work for Russian intelligence and believed in restoring the Soviet Union. He was instructed to pass information about security at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport to enable an assassination plan. He also sought to join the Wagner mercenary group and a unit of Russia's intelligence directorate. The man received a three years and six months prison sentence. Ukrainian and Polish authorities say the foiled plot involved an activated sleeper agent and options including an FPV drone or sniper complex.
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