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SBU foils Russian plot to assassinate former Azov commander Bilozhskyi

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Ukrainian security services successfully thwarted a coordinated assassination attempt by an alleged "snitch" within the ranks of Russia-backed forces targeting Andriy Biletsky, formerly known as Commander-in-Chief of Azov Battalion and now commanding the Third Armoured Brigade in Ukraine's Donetsk region on March 13.

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    The SBU reported on March 13 that it successfully foiled an assassination attempt against former commander of the Azov Battalion, Andriy Bilozhy. The operation was planned by Russia and involved a 'rat' within Ukrainian forces.
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    A spy identified as being inside ZSU (Ukrainian Armed Forces) prepared to kill Commander-in-Chief Andrei Biletsky at his location in Kyiv on March 13, according to SBU statements. The agent was caught before the attack could proceed.
[Mar 13] SBU announced it had foiled an assassination attempt against former Azov commander Andriy Biletsky, revealing a Russian spy inside ZSU who was preparing to kill the Commander-in-Chief of the Third Army Corps.