The Guardian wrote on Thursday that SBU Colonel Ivan Voronõtš was murdered in Kyiv by a right-wing group. The group is linked to Russia.
An internationally banned group claims they killed an intelligence officer in Kyiv. The group offered money for murders in Ukraine.
The group 'The Base' said on Telegram: 'The colonel’s death is not the end. We will continue the fight.'
According to another message, other figures in Ukrainian public life were also threatened.
On July 11, Colonel Ivan Voronõtš was killed in Kyiv. A criminal case was initiated regarding the murder.
Kyiv police and SBU found the killers. They were citizens of another country. They used weapons found in a hiding place. The killers tried to escape, but the police and SBU found them. The killers shot at the police and were killed.
On July 13, SBU announced that they killed agents of Russian special services. The agents killed Voronõtš on the orders of the FSB.