Plot to kill Zelenskyy foiled, Polish suspect detained

A Polish man with alleged ties to the former Soviet Union is in custody

accused of plotting to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine's Internal Security Service Agency announced Monday

the man was recruited by Moscow and the plot was foiled. The head of Ukraine's security service says the suspect, a retired Polish military officer

planned to kill Zelensky at a Polish airport using either a sniper rifle or first-person drone

The plot was stopped through a joint operation between Ukrainian and Polish intelligence

Authorities identified the suspect as Paul Kay and says that he was recruited decades ago by

Soviet intelligence. He's now in custody, according to officials who briefed reporters

behind closed doors. Poland's interior minister confirmed coordination with Kiev is ongoing

and says an indictment was submitted in Polish court back in May

Russia has not commented on the alleged assassination plot This isn the first attempt on Zelensky life He said that since Russia invasion in 2022 he lost track of how many times his life has

been threatened. In May of last year, Ukraine officials arrested two colonels from their own

security agency. Both were accused of leaking sensitive information to Moscow and plotting

to kill Zelensky and other senior officials. Meanwhile, Russian drone strikes killed at least

14 civilians Monday and wounded dozens more. Nine people died in Kyiv after a drone strike

caused an apartment building to collapse. The attack came as Zelensky visited the UK

where he met King Charles III behind closed doors. Ukraine's Air Force says Russia launched

more than 350 drones and decoys, along with 11 ballistic missiles and five cruise missiles

Most were intercepted, but one strike destroyed a high school, killing two staff members

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