Kept in touch with his handler throughout: What is known about retiree who tried to assassinate Obolienskyi? Russian security services attempted to assassinate Colonel Ihor Obolienskyi, commander of the 2nd Khartiia Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine. Today, in central Kharkiv, 69-year-old local resident Hennadii Parfeniuk tried to kill one of the senior commanders of Ukraine’s Defence Forces. 2 317 16 Previously in trend: Assassination attempt on Obolenskyi