Archive · 22 Nov 2025
Ukraine's AI-Love Plot to Poison Russian Officer Foiled
Ukraine's military intelligence used a fake online love interest and poisoned beer to try and kill a Russian defense official.
The plan was stopped by Russia's FSB, and the person who delivered the beer was arrested.
Russia's FSB claims Ukraine's military intelligence used AI to lure a Russian defense official
The plot involved sending poisoned beer via a fake online love interest
The officer avoided drinking the poisoned beer, which contained a British-made nerve agent
A resident of the Donetsk People's Republic was arrested for delivering the poisoned beer
The FSB says the plot was intended to kill the officer within 20 minutes
- Who
- A Russian defense official and a resident of the Donetsk People's Republic
- What
- Attempted poisoning using poisoned beer
- When
- The plot was uncovered recently, but the online relationship started months ago
- Where
- Russia
- Why
- Ukraine's military intelligence wanted to kill the Russian official
Ukraine's GUR
Russia's FSB
AI Love Interest
Ukraine's GUR
Created a fake profile to lure the officer
Russia's FSB
Confirmed the profile was fake and used by Ukraine's GUR
Poisoned Beer
Ukraine's GUR
Sent poisoned beer via a 'friend'
Russia's FSB
Intercepted the beer and arrested the deliverer
- Poison
- British-made nerve agent VX, colchicine, and tert-butyl bicyclophosphate
- Potential Outcome
- Agonizing death within 20 minutes
- Arrested
- One resident of the Donetsk People's Republic
- AI Profile
- Polina, created by Ukraine's GUR