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Ukrainian security services claim to have foiled a Russian FSB assassination plot against a Russian opposition figure in Kyiv. The operation triggered a violent shootout between the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), resulting in casualties and a presidential demand for transparency.
A violent confrontation erupted in Kyiv between the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) on September 2, 2026. The clash, which left three DIU officers injured, occurred during an operation to foil a suspected Russian FSB terror plot against a Russian opposition leader. The incident is linked to the earlier disappearance of Stepan Kaplunov, a deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps. While the SSU claims it was attacked by armed men, DIU personnel were injured, and investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) intervened to disarm both sides. The Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal investigation into the armed attack on SSU officers.
A standoff between Ukraine's Security Service (SSU) and Defence Intelligence (DIU) in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district on September 2 resulted in three DIU personnel being injured. The incident followed the reported abduction of Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, and an SSU claim that it foiled an FSB-planned terrorist attack. Police cordoned off Shumskoho Street, and President Zelenskyy demanded a public explanation from law enforcement agencies.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces conducted a mission in Crimea, attacking Russian occupiers before retreating. The Defence Intelligence did not specify when the operation took place, but a video was posted showing boats heading towards the shore. Both sides suffered losses in the battle, with the Ukrainian defenders having fewer casualties. The special operation aimed at the liberation of Crimea is ongoing, and residents are urged to support the Defence Forces in their efforts.
Russia has forcibly mobilized between 55,000 and 60,000 men from Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories since early 2022, according to Ukraine's Defence Intelligence. The mobilization involves catching people on the street and forcibly taking them away, often promising they will serve on the second or third line of defense but sending them to the front line instead. Students from the occupied territories are also being sent to the front without proper training. The only real opportunity for survival for those mobilized is to surrender at the first opportunity.