# Ukrainian rapper allegedly targeted in Russian assassination plot in Poland, media reports

https://mins.news/en/item/22326

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-14 15:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-rapper-target-of-alleged-russian-assassination-plot-polish-media-reports/

> Polish outlet RMF24 reported that Ukrainian rapper Albert Vasiliev, known as Kyivstoner, was the intended target of a thwarted assassination plot allegedly organized by Russian intelligence. Polish authorities had earlier announced the detention of a Russian man accused of planning to kill a U.S.-Ukrainian citizen in Warsaw on Russia’s behalf. Vasiliev denied a separate Russian allegation that he helped organize a drone attack.

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