Ukraine has been fending off a Russian invasion for over two years. Now Ukrainian authorities claim to have uncovered a group that was planning a coup.
The Ukrainian authorities say they have prevented an attempted coup. A group of troublemakers had planned “provocations” in the capital Kiev for last Sunday, the SBU secret service and the public prosecutor’s office announced on Monday. Among other things, they wanted to occupy parliament as part of a demonstration and form a “provisional government”. Four men are being investigated. Two have been provisionally arrested. Weapons and associated ammunition were discovered during raids, it is said. The suspects face up to ten years in prison. The investigation was conducted by the authorities in the western Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk.
Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the government district in the capital Kyiv has been a high-security area and is no longer freely accessible. Due to the current martial law, the right to demonstrate is also restricted. According to authorities, supporters and informants of the Russian troops are repeatedly arrested.
Source: Stern
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