# Poland says it foiled Russian plot to kill Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner

https://mins.news/en/item/22512

- Meduza, 2026-08-14 19:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/14/poland-says-it-foiled-russian-plot-to-kill-ukrainian-rapper-kyivstoner

> Poland detained a suspect allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence to assassinate Ukrainian rapper Albert Vasyliev, known as Kyivstoner, RMF FM reported. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities had detained a Russian citizen over a planned killing. Russia’s FSB has also alleged that Vasyliev helped organize a drone attack, which he rejected as unacceptable.

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