Ukrainian security services have dismantled a Russian spy ring, one of whom was working in the Ukrainian general staff, according to Kiev.
Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, who spoke to the Ukrinform news agency about the matter, did not reveal how many members of the ring or any other details.
He did, however, refer to one of the group's alleged targets. "They intended to shoot down a passenger plane over Russia and Belarus in order to blame Ukraine," he claimed. They would have used anti-aircraft missiles in the Ukrainian armed forces' stockpile, he added.
It is impossible to independently verify this information.
The death of a member of the Ukrainian negotiating team
It will be recalled that the death of a member of the Ukrainian negotiating team became known in early March, with rumours of espionage gaining momentum.
It was Denis Kireev, who - as claimed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence - "fell" while performing special duties together with two other members of the Ministry of Defence.
"They died defending Ukraine, and their act brings us closer to victory," a statement said, calling them heroes in response to those who spoke of a Russian agent and his murder by the Ukrainian authorities.
At the time, rumours had circulated, reproduced by the Russian side and by Ukrainian opposition MPs, that Denis Kireev had been killed by his compatriots following accusations that he had committed "high treason."
"Upon his arrest, the Security Service of Ukraine shot and killed a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation Denis Kireev. He was suspected of high treason," Honcharenko wrote on his Telegram channel.
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