Russia ordered murder of DIU representative Yusov for $100,000: enemy agent who was preparing assassination has been detained. PHOTOS
Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, a contract killing of a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, who is also the deputy head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, has been foiled.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing the press centre of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Whose murder was the Russian Federation planning?
The report does not name the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, but it is known that the deputy head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War is Major Andrii Yusov, who is also a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate.
What has the investigation established?
According to the investigation, a 38-year-old Ukrainian citizen – a former serviceman with combat experience and reconnaissance skills – agreed to organise a contract killing on behalf of Russian representatives for a fee of 100,000 US dollars.
"Having received an advance payment of 10,000 US dollars, he began gathering information about the victim, his lifestyle and place of residence. The suspect made several trips to the area where the DIU representative lived, carried out surveillance, studied the terrain and possible escape routes after committing the crime," the statement reads.
After gathering the necessary information, he decided to use an FPV drone for the murder and began searching for a perpetrator with the relevant skills and experience.
"To maintain secrecy, the participants used construction terminology: they referred to the 'murder' as a 'construction project' or 'job', the client as the 'foreman', the perpetrator as the 'labourer' or 'builder', and the murder weapon as an ‘instrument’ or ‘cement’," the Office of the Prosecutor General explained.
Exposure
- As a result of a series of investigative and search operations, law enforcement officers uncovered preparations for the crime and thwarted the plan.
- On 4 June 2026, the suspect was detained in accordance with Article 615 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine. He has been notified of the suspicion that he organised the preparation for a premeditated murder committed for financial gain, carried out on commission, by a group of persons acting in prior conspiracy.
- The issue of imposing a preventive measure in the form of detention is currently being decided. Investigative measures are ongoing to identify the person who commissioned the crime, other possible accomplices and all the circumstances surrounding the preparation of the crime.
