Ukrainian authorities have arrested two colonels who were allegedly plotting the assassination of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The plot involved spying on Zelenskyy, providing information to the FSB, and planning to use weapons to carry out the assassination.
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The plot involved two Ukrainian colonels collaborating with the Russian FSB to assassinate President Zelenskyy.
The colonels planned to use weapons such as drones, mines, and rockets to carry out the assassination.
Ukrainian authorities managed to catch one of the colonels as he traveled to collect weapons for the operation.
The assassination attempt was described as a 'gift' to Russian President Putin for his inauguration.