# Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander of plotting Independence Day assassination

https://mins.news/en/item/44359

- Meduza, 2026-09-03 20:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/03/ukraine-s-sbu-accuses-russian-volunteer-corps-deputy-commander-stepan-kaplunov-of-working-for-the-fsb-and-plotting-an-independence-day-assassination-he-says-he-was-tortured-into-confessing

> Ukraine’s Security Service says Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov worked with Russian security services on a plot to assassinate a Russian opposition leader visiting Ukraine on Independence Day. Kaplunov says SBU officers abducted and tortured him into confessing, an allegation echoed by his lawyer.

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