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Ukraine's security service says its agents killed suspected Russian FSB assassins

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Ukraine's SBU security service announced on Sunday that its agents killed members of a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) cell suspected of assassinating SBU colonel Ivan Voronych in Kyiv last Thursday. The SBU stated that the operation aimed to arrest the agents, but they resisted and were "liquidated." This incident follows previous assassinations of senior Russian military officials by Ukraine during the ongoing three-year war.

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  1. 1 Last Thursday: SBU colonel Ivan Voronych was shot dead in Kyiv.
  2. 2 Sunday morning: Ukrainian SBU conducted a special operation to arrest suspected Russian FSB agents.
  3. 3 Sunday morning: Suspected FSB agents resisted and were "liquidated" by SBU agents.
  • Elimination of a suspected Russian assassination cell
  • Continued escalation of covert operations in the Ukraine-Russia war
  • Potential embarrassment for Russian intelligence agencies
What: Ukrainian SBU agents killed suspected members of a Russian FSB secret service cell.
When: Sunday (killing of FSB agents), last Thursday (killing of Ivan Voronych).
Where: Kyiv, Ukraine.
Why: The FSB agents were suspected of assassinating SBU colonel Ivan Voronych. The SBU sought to arrest them, but they resisted.
How: A special operation was conducted by SBU agents, during which the members of the Russian FSB's agent cell resisted and were therefore liquidated.

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Ukraine's SBU security service announced on Sunday that its agents killed members of a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) cell suspected of assassinating SBU colonel Ivan Voronych in Kyiv last Thursday. The SBU stated that the operation aimed to arrest the agents, but they resisted and were "liquidated." This incident follows previous assassinations of senior Russian military officials by Ukraine during the ongoing three-year war.