A dissident Russian journalist made a dramatic reappearance on Wednesday,.... just 24 hours after he was reported to have been murdered in Ukraine.<br />And in another twist,... it turns out Ukraine's secret service agents helped him stage his death.<br />Ro Aram has the details. <br /> Ukrainian state security said the murder of Arkady Babchenko was faked in order to foil a Russian assassination plot.<br />Reporters at a press briefing in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday gasped and applauded when he appeared.<br />He explained that he was informed about the attempt on his life about a month ago.<br /><br /> "Sorry for this. Unfortunately, there were no other ways…… As far as I know this operation was in the planning for two months. I was informed about a month ago…. All these months we were in touch, we thought and worked on the details. As a result of this operation one man is arrested."<br /><br />Even Babchenko's wife was unaware of the deception, and the 41-year-old Kremlin critic who fled to Ukraine 15 months ago apologized to her.<br /><br /> "Separately I would like to apologize to my wife for the hell she has had to go through the past two days. Olechka, forgive me please. I also had no choice about this."<br /><br /> One more person suspected of being involved in the potential assassination was detained later Wednesday.<br />According to a statement by the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, Russian special services recruited a Ukrainian citizen to organize and find someone to conduct a number of terrorist acts.<br />30-thousand U.S. dollars was reported to be the reward for Babchenko's death. <br /> Russia said it was happy to see Babchenko alive, but denounced the sting plot as another anti-Russian provocation by Ukraine.<br /> There has also been some backlash against Ukraine for the tactic used its security service, with some reporters calling it a pathetic stunt that discredited journalists. <br />Ro Aram, Arirang News. <br />
