Ukraine officials held over Russian plot to kill Zelensky

The Ukrainian information work (SBU) said it has foiled a Russian crippled to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and different high-ranking Ukrainian officials.

Two Ukrainian authorities extortion portion colonels person been arrested.

The SBU said they were portion of a web of agents belonging to the Russian authorities information work (FSB).

They had reportedly been searching for consenting "executors" among Mr Zelensky's bodyguards to kidnap and termination him.

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