Ukrainian colonel behind attempted terror attack in Crimea eliminated – media
A high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer behind a thwarted terrorist attack in Russia’s Crimea has been killed, local news agencies have reported, citing a source in the Russian security services.
“Rustem Fakhriev, a colonel of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), was eliminated on May 18,” the source said.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said previously that Fakhriev organized a failed assassination attempt against a high-ranking Russian officer in Crimea on December 1, 2025.
A Ukrainian national, who had been recruited by the HUR colonel, was killed in a gunfight with Russian security forces when he tried to plant a Western-made explosive device on the officer’s car. An accomplice was also detained and slapped with terrorism charges, according to the FSB.
Late last year, Fakhriev was added to the list of extremists and terrorists by Russian financial watchdog, Rosfinmonitoring.
