# Russia’s FSB detains Moldovan citizen allegedly recruited by Ukraine to assassinate Russian general

https://mins.news/en/item/49950

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-08 15:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-detains-suspect-in-shooting-of-general-linked-by-ukraine-to-deadly-okhmatdyt-childrens-hospital-strike-fsb-says/

> Russia’s Federal Security Service says it detained 21-year-old Moldovan citizen Nicolae Cociu over an alleged plot to kill Russian general Nikolay Varpakhovich in Saratov Oblast. Investigators claim Cociu shot him six times on Sept. 3; the officer survived. Ukraine has not commented, and the claims could not be independently verified.

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