| 2024 Ukrainian coup attempt | |||||||
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| Part of theRussian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
 Image of the alleged primary ringleader taken by theSBU | |||||||
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  Russophiles[clarification needed]Supported by: Russia (per Ukraine)[1] | |||||||
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.svg) Volodymyr Zelenskyy Vasyl Malyuk | Four unnamed activists | ||||||
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On 1 July 2024, theSecurity Service of Ukraine (SBU) said that it had foiled a pro-Russian attempt to overthrow the government of PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy by members of aKyiv-basedNGO.[2][3][4][1]
In February 2024, theMain Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine said that a coup may be attempted in the spring of 2024.[5][6]
In May 2024, theSecurity Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested two army colonels who were engaged in a plot to kidnap Zelenskyy and deliver him to Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, or, should that prove too difficult, assassinate him.[7][2][8]
The SBU announced that the plotters were preparing to detain the government and "announce the ‘removal from power’ of the current military-political leadership of Ukraine" before then seizing theVerkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) to prevent its ability to respond.[2][4][3] The SBU then published photos of the four ring leaders who had been arrested, with their faces blurred, stating that they were all residents ofIvano-Frankivsk and knownpro-Russian agitators who had a history of attending anti-government protests.[2][1] The SBU also reported that they had seized a cache ofassault rifles,sniper rifles,handguns, ammunition, laptops, mobile phones and hand-drawn coup instructions.[2] The centerpiece of the plot was to trigger a riot on June 30 as a distraction to seize control of various buildings.[2][9] They also planned to storm theVerkhovna Rada building.[10][11]
The plotters plans outlined spreadingfalse information throughout the country viasocial media "to destabilise the socio-political situation within [Ukraine], which would play out in favour of the Russian Federation."[2][3] The plotters were spread throughout the country, operating in cells of no more than three, and communicated to one another throughinstant messaging viaTelegram.[2] The leader of the plot stated that they would have organized as a "Veche" and would have sought public support.[2] The plotters had rented a hall in Kyiv that could accommodate upwards of 2,000, and were supposedly in contact with elements of the military and several mercenary groups to recruit them to their cause.[3][9] The SBU said that as well as mobilising in Kyiv, the coup plotters had grassroots organisations inDnipro and other Ukrainian cities.[2]
The office of Ukraine’s prosecutor general said the alleged leader of the plot is a head of a non-governmental entity, who had "the experience of participating in fruitless provocative events" prior to the coup attempt.[9]
Four suspects have been identified and two currently are in the SBU's custody. They face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.[12]
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