Ukraine Accuses Russian Volunteer Corps Commander of Being FSB Agent

Deputy commander of Russian Volunteer Corps claims Ukraine's Security Service tried to discredit head of President's Office using his testimony

Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov says the Security Service abducted him and tried to use him to discredit Kyrylo Budanov and Timur Special Unit deputy commander Dmytro Ivanov.

By Iryna Balachuk

Ukraine’s SBU Accuses Russian Volunteer Corps Commander of Plotting to Kill Opposition Figure

The commander, Stepan Kaplunov, in turn, claimed SBU officers “kidnapped” him and forced him to deliver a false confession under duress.

Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov of working for the FSB and plotting an Independence Day assassination. He says he was tortured into confessing.

Stepan Kaplunov, the deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was in contact with Russian security services and was tasked with preparing an assassination attempt against one of the leaders of Russia’s opposition movement who planned to travel to Ukraine, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said.

RVC deputy commander plotted assassination of Russian opposition leader — SSU

The deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) was tasked with planning an assassination attempt on one of the leaders of the Russian opposition movement during his visit to Ukraine and was ordered to eliminate servicemen of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.