Some 400 mercenaries formed by Chechen and Russian forces are in Kiev to end the life of the president, according to ‘The Times’
One of the main objectives of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is to eliminate its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who has become a symbol of global resistance since the military offensive began nine days ago. This mission has not been ordered to the Kremlin Army, but to mercenaries prepared for it, both Chechens and Russians. In fact, they have already made a move. In the last week, Zelensky has survived three assassination attempts in Kiev, according to sources quoted by the newspaper ‘The Times’.
One of the attacks, reports the British media, took place last Saturday, when an attempt on the life of the Ukrainian president was foiled and his troops managed to “eliminate” the group of Chechens who conspired against the leader. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, explained that Russian spies from the Federal Security Service (FSB, whose roots go back to the KGB, which was the Committee for State Security) raised the alarm. Soviet). “I can say that we have received information from the FSB, which does not want to participate in this bloody war,” said Danilov, who said that “thanks to this, the Kadyrov elite group, which came here to eliminate our president, was destroyed.”
As published by the English newspaper, which had previously reported the arrival of around 400 mercenaries in Ukraine with the aim of ending the life of its leader, Chechen special forces and members of the Wagner group, a related organization, participate in the covert operation. to the Kremlin that has already been deployed in other conflict zones. In fact, this gang was in Ukraine for the first time in 2014, when they were sent to Donbass to burn down the situation disguised as civilians. A source close to the Wagner group has considered “disturbing” the level of information available to the security team that protects Zelensky, thanks to which he has managed to dodge any attack.
These mercenaries, who allow Moscow to wash its hands since their actions can be denied as they are not ‘official’ soldiers of the Russian forces, are led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as ‘Putin’s chef’. An anonymous diplomatic source quoted by ‘The Times’ assured that “an assassination carried out by mercenaries would be more difficult to trace to the Kremlin” and added that, “in terms of the impact on Russian sovereign politics, this would perhaps be their greatest mission.” Until now. It would have a huge impact on the war.” In addition, he specified that “they have much more experience in combat than regular Spetsnaz – elite commandos of the Russian special forces, considered one of the deadliest in the world – and they are crazy enough to do it.”
Moscow tried to spread the rumor that Zelensky had left Kiev during the invasion. However, the Ukrainian president has shown with videos and public appearances that he is still in the capital, in addition to having also rejected an evacuation offer from the United States. He and his family decided to stay in their country in the face of the offensive.
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