The FSB claims to have thwarted an attempt on the head of the annexed Crimea

The FSB of Russia claims to have prevented an attempt on the head of the annexed Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov. On Monday, the Federal Security Service announced the arrest of a Russian who was allegedly recruited by the Ukrainian special services, who was preparing an attack.

As noted by the FSB, the detainee was born in 1988, completed an “intelligence and subversive activity course” on the territory of Ukraine and arrived on the annexed peninsula in June of this year. It is claimed that this person planned to blow up Aksyonov’s car. Criminal cases were initiated against the accused, he was taken into custody.

There is no reaction of the Ukrainian leadership to this information.

The FSB regularly announces the arrest of those recruited by the Ukrainian side who were allegedly preparing acts of terrorism and sabotage on the territory of Russia. The website Krym.Realii, in particular, reminds that on May 3 the FSB announced the detention of several citizens of Ukraine and Russia, allegedly preparing an attempt on the Russian leadership of Crimea. Moscow then claimed that the group was created by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

In the annexed Crimea and Sevastopol since 2014, at least 16 citizens of Ukraine have been convicted on charges of “espionage” and “sabotage”. In 2015, a Russian court sentenced director Oleg Sentsov to 20 years on charges of organizing terrorist attacks. Also, Russian law enforcement structures incriminate representatives of the Islamic organization “Hizb ut-Tahrir” for “sabotage”. This international religious movement is legal in many countries of the world, but since 2003 it has been banned in Russia, where it is recognized as a terrorist organization.

After the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine on the annexed peninsula, everyone who disagrees with the war is being persecuted en masse, Krym.Realii emphasizes.