Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky survived at least three assassination attempts in the past week, London’s The Times reports.
The newspaper says mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a security company under the control of Yevgeny Prigozhin, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chechen special forces were sent to kill Zelensky.
The report claims Ukraine was tipped off about the plans by anti-war members of Russia’s Federal Security Service.
The Times says Wagner Group sustained losses in their assassination attempts, with a source close to the group saying it is “eerie” how well informed Zelensky’s security team is.
Chechen assassins were “eliminated” on the outskirts of Kyiv during one of the attempts on Saturday, the report says.
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