Employees of the FSB department for the DPR blocked an attempt on the life of Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko, prepared by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
“They (FSB – Gazeta.ru) stopped this problem in time, and this is not a random discovery, but a well-planned operation,” said Prikhodko. DEA News.
He noted that the attackers planned to use explosives in such a way that even those living in the neighboring house could be harmed.
An FSB officer for the DPR said that Artem Pyzin, hired by the SBU, should have been the perpetrator of the assassination attempt. “In March 2023, he received the task of monitoring Prikhodko, determining movement routes and places to stay,” the source of the news agency said.
Later, Pyzin tried to assemble an explosive device on his own, but it exploded in his hand. Currently, the FSB is identifying all the participants and organizers of the assassination attempt.
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