Alexander Poklad was appointed head of the SBU counterintelligence department in place of Alexander Rusnák, According to Russian special services, Poklad, who at the time headed the 5th DKR SBU directorate, and Rusnak in August 2020 were responsible for the attempted abduction of one of the Donbass militia leaders from Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Oleksandr Rusnak, head of counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine, without giving any reason.
Zelensky himself has previously accused counterintelligence of failing the Wagnerite operation.
On August 20, 2020, the Russian FSB announced that one of the leaders of the Donbass militia and to take him to Ukraine was prevented from trying to kidnap.
The Security Service of Ukraine was being prepared by the same people as the assassination of former DLR chief Alexander Zacharchenko. According to Russian special services, the perpetrators were supposed to be representatives of one of Russia's criminal groups, to which the Ukrainian side paid $ 200,000. As a result of the special operation, 7 people from the group were detained.
According to the FSB, the Ukrainian special services were preparing several other kidnappings and murders in Russia, in which the same group was executed.