have prevented that plot and try to find the people behind it was to stage this man s death. i would like to apologize for what you had to go through. i buried friends many times. it is a sickening feeling when you bury colleagues and forced them to experience this. reporter: even babchenko s wife did not know about the fact he was part of the operation. he came forward and apologized to her for what he called the hell she had been going through in the time she thought he was dead. ukrainians are calling this a brilliant operation. they are very, very happy. the russians, for their part, absolutely fuming. they ripped into the ukrainian. fred, what a story. wow is right. to reiterate. sorry, honey, i faked my own death and didn t tell you. please let me know if you ever apologized for anything like
we have fred pleitgen following the story. reporter: dave and christine, this was an absolutely bizarre story that unfolded after initially blasting the russians for allegedly killing arkady babchenko, including the prime minister of ukraine, coming out and essentially saying on his facebook page he holds the russian government accountable. russians fired back saying it wasn t them. it was all staged. there was a press conference where arkady babchenko, the man allegedly killed, showed up. he was very much alive. he confirmed it was part of the operation by the ukrainian intelligence service. they apparently gotten hold of the russian controlled plot to try to kill babchenko and they say the only way they could have prevented that plot and find people behind it was to stage this man s death. translator: firstly, i would like to apologize for what you
story that unfolded after initially blasting the russians for allegedly killing arkady babchenko, including the prime minister of ukraine coming out and essentially saying on his facebook page, that he holds the russian government accountable. russians fired back and said it wasn t them. it turned out all of it was staged. at some point during the day, a press conference where arkady babchenko allegedly been killed, showed up. he was very much alive. he confirmed this was part of the operation by the ukrainian intelligence services. they got wind of the russian plot to kill babchenko. they say the only way they could have prevented that plot and tried to find the people behind it was to stage the man s death. firstly, i would like to apologize for what you had to go through because i have buried friends and colleagues many times. it is a sickening feeling when you bury your colleagues.
the russians absolutely fuming. they ripped into the ukrainians and called all of this an attack. dave and christine. fred, thank you. the wife apparently found him. according to the story. wow. that is one heck of an apology that man had to make to his wife. an incredible story. ahead, the stanley cup finals all even and just barely. wait until you see the save that kept the capitals on top. melatonin is the body s own sleep ingredient. only remfresh uses ion-powered melatonin to deliver up to 7 hours of sleep support. number one sleep doctor recommended remfresh-your nightly sleep companion. available in the natural sleep section at walmart.
conference in kiev where arkady babchenko, the man allegedly being killed, showed up alive. he confirmed this was part of the operation by the ukrainian intelligence service. they apparently gotten wind of what they say is a russian controlled plot to try to kill babchenko. they say the only way they could have prevented that plot and try to find the people behind it was to stage this man s death. i would like to apologize for what you had to go through because i buried friends and colleagues many times. i know it is a sickening feeling when you bury your colleagues. you are sorry they forced you to experience all of this. reporter: even babchenko s wife did not know about the fact he was part of the operation. he came forward and apologized to her for what he called the hell she had been going through in the time she thought he was dead. ukrainians are calling this a brilliant operation. they are obviously very happy.