<p>Russia's FSB security service said on Monday it had thwarted an assassination attempt on Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-backed head of Crimea, the <em>Interfax</em> news agency reported.</p>.<p>The FSB said it had detained a Russian man who had been hired and trained by Ukraine's security services to kill Aksyonov by blowing up his car.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/cia-says-russia-is-a-spy-recruiting-opportunity-as-disaffection-with-war-rises-1233060.html" target="_blank">CIA says Russia is a spy recruiting opportunity as disaffection with war rises</a></strong></p>.<p>There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.</p>.<p>Russia annexed Crimea, where it bases its Black Sea Fleet, from Ukraine in 2014. </p>
<p>Russia's FSB security service said on Monday it had thwarted an assassination attempt on Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-backed head of Crimea, the <em>Interfax</em> news agency reported.</p>.<p>The FSB said it had detained a Russian man who had been hired and trained by Ukraine's security services to kill Aksyonov by blowing up his car.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/cia-says-russia-is-a-spy-recruiting-opportunity-as-disaffection-with-war-rises-1233060.html" target="_blank">CIA says Russia is a spy recruiting opportunity as disaffection with war rises</a></strong></p>.<p>There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.</p>.<p>Russia annexed Crimea, where it bases its Black Sea Fleet, from Ukraine in 2014. </p>