09/02/2026
Ukraine’s Security Service says it worked with military intelligence to foil an alleged FSB plot against a Russian opposition leader visiting Ukraine for Independence Day. The intended target has not been identified, and Ukrainian authorities have released few details about the operation.
The story became even more confusing after Ukrainian personnel reportedly exchanged gunfire during searches in Kyiv. Several people were wounded, and Ukrainian media reported that an intelligence officer may have been killed. Separately, the Russian Volunteer Corps announced that Deputy Commander Stefan Kaplunkov had disappeared—but authorities have not confirmed that his disappearance is connected to the alleged FSB plot.
I examine what Ukraine has officially alleged, what remains unconfirmed, and the conflicting reports surrounding the confrontation between Ukrainian security personnel.
We also cover Ukraine’s reported deployment of 340 strike drones, a fire at Russia’s Proton-PM rocket-engine plant in Perm, Russian attacks on Kyiv and Odesa, Ukraine’s expanding interceptor-drone defenses, and the latest battlefield assessment.
- CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Ukraine says it foiled a Russian plot
- 00:48 Ukraine reportedly launches 340 drones
- 01:00 Fire at Russia’s Proton-PM rocket plant
- 02:10 Ukraine destroys a Russian unmanned vessel
- 02:45 Ukrainian security personnel exchange fire
- 05:12 The alleged FSB plot against Putin’s opponent
- 07:13 Russia attacks Kyiv and Odesa
- 09:23 Residential buildings and a university struck
- 10:47 Ukrainian interceptors pursue a Shahed
- 11:21 Russia approaches 1.5 million reported casualties
- 12:32 Russia’s summer offensive falls short
- 13:39 Ukraine creates new unmanned-systems units
- 14:13 Ukrainian children return to wartime schools
- 15:18 Trump, Putin, and pressure on Russia
- 16:24 Supporting Project Konstantin
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.
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