**Were Ukrainian military intelligence officers in Vienna to kill Ukraine's former Prosecutor General?**

That's the theory in an investigation by Austrian newspaper Kurier, carried out together with Ukrainian organization Don't Fund Russia.

Vienna prosecutors confirm they are investigating four Ukrainians on suspicion of espionage. According to Kurier, the detained men belonged to the GUR's "Artan" special unit, created for special operations behind enemy lines, and were caught with surveillance cameras and trackers.

Their alleged target: Ruslan Kravchenko, Ukraine's former Prosecutor General. Parliament fired him in September after a corruption scandal in his office, and he then left Ukraine on a "business trip" and never came back. He is now in Austria, reportedly seeking asylum.

Kravchenko himself says he was warned that a group had been sent to carry out "violent acts" against him, on orders from Zelensky's office. He admits he can't prove who gave the order. Kiev's anti-corruption bureau NABU says his claims are just an attempt to secure protection in Austria.

Kurier also reports that a GUR special forces commander was detained at Vienna's Park Hyatt hotel in September, then questioned and released after claiming he was a tourist. The paper draws a parallel with the attack on Ukrainian businessman Vadim Yermolaev in Monaco in June.

Prosecutors haven't said whether an assassination plot is part of their investigation.

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