Shootout between SBU and HUR in Kyiv during investigation of Russian FSB plot

Coverage diverges as some outlets report a shootout between Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (HUR), while others frame the same incident as a joint operation that halted a Russian FSB plot. The Kyiv Post was the first to announce a shootout in Kyiv between the two agencies. Subsequent reports from Ukrinform and the Судово‑юридична газета added that the SBU and HUR together thwarted a terrorist attack planned by the Russian Federation against a Russian opposition figure. They described the plot as an assassination attempt on the opposition leader and credited the agencies with preventing the attack.

The reports note the intended victim was a Russian opposition figure, but no name was released. The agencies are described as cooperating to neutralize the threat. The Kyiv Independent repeats the shootout description, whereas Українська правда highlights the foiled terror attack amid the alleged shootout, creating a contradictory narrative. All outlets agree that the agencies claim the Russian plot was stopped and no casualties have been reported.

No public details on the shootout’s exact location within Kyiv have been released. Authorities have not disclosed any arrests linked to the incident. The investigation remains ongoing.