This information was announced by the Ukrainian Security Service today (August 7), according to ABC News .
The woman, identified as being from the city of Mykolaiv but not publicly named, is being questioned. Authorities have identified her as a member of a “plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky” when he visited the front lines in Mykolaiv in southeastern Ukraine last week.
This undated photo released by the Security Service of Ukraine shows a woman (center) being detained and questioned on charges of plotting to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Security Service of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Security Service said the female suspect was "caught red-handed" providing information to Russian forces about the location of President Volodymyr Zelensky, including a full schedule of his visit to the region.
ABC News quoted a source from Ukrainian officials as saying that thanks to the information provided, Russia then conducted an airstrike to "assassinate Mr. Volodymyr Zelensky".
Investigators were aware of the suspect's intentions before the Ukrainian president visited the Mykolaiv front and took "additional security measures" in the area.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits a military hospital in the town of Ochakov, Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, July 27. Photo: Reuters
"The Security Service of Ukraine is clarifying whether the suspect had accomplices, what her tasks were and who was in charge of the assassination plan of President Volodymyr Zelensky," Ukrainian officials said in a statement on August 7.
As investigators gathered more information, they discovered that the suspect had visited and taken photos of Ukrainian defense systems and ammunition depots throughout the Ochakov region and “transferred them to Russia.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was informed about the "struggle against traitors in Ukraine" during his daily phone call with Ukrainian officials today.
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