# SBU foils alleged FSB plot to assassinate Ukrainian activist in Kyiv Oblast

https://mins.news/en/item/54742

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-11 14:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-foils-fsb-plot-to-assassinate-ukrainian-activist-hennadiy-druzenko/

> Ukraine’s SBU detained a 19-year-old Mykolaiv resident suspected of being recruited by Russia’s FSB to assassinate activist Hennadii Druzenko in Kyiv Oblast. Prosecutors charged him with treason, preparing a contract killing and illegal weapons possession. Investigators say he tracked Druzenko and prepared to ambush him with weapons supplied through an FSB cache.

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