The SBU and the State Security Service of Ukraine (SSS) thwarted the attempt to organise a terrorist act against one of the leaders of the Russian opposition movement who came to Ukraine on Independence Day.

The Security Service of Ukraine’s press service reported this.

Action is being taken, both operationally and investigatively, on the planning of the attack. Other details of the case aren’t being made public at this time by the agencies.

Meanwhile, on the morning of 2nd September, there was news on social networks regarding an alleged shooting battle between the GUR and SBU officers in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv. Those who wrote such reports traced the disappearance of Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander for combat work of the “Russian Volunteer Corps”, to the event. This is unconfirmed information at the moment.

The RDK had recently announced that a few days ago Kaplunov was kidnapped near his home. Then representatives of the corps contacted the State Police, the Bureau of Security Services of Ukraine, and the State Bureau of Investigation.

A video from the scene was played by Kaplunov’s lawyer, Taras Borovsky, who said that the police officers had arrived at the soldier’s residence. His comrades then came in on “alarm”, and then more shots were fired.

Specifically, neither the SBU nor the State Security Service are giving any other details on the incident.