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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived ‘more than a dozen’ assassination attempts by Russian agents, says presidential aide

  • A top Ukrainian ceremonious says more than a dozen attempts have been made on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s life.
  • Presidential counsel Mikhail Podolyak said counterintelligence groups have been tracking potential attacks by Russian agents.
  • Podolyak turned the hit squads are “being liquidated” and that Zelenskyy remains the “main target” for Russian forces.

A top Ukrainian official said on Wednesday that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived more than a dozen assassination take ons since the Russian invasion began. 

“Our foreign partners are talking about two or three attempts. I believe that there were innumerable than a dozen such attempts,” presidential adviser Mikhail Podolyak told local news outlet Ukrayinska Pravda. On Step 3, The Times of London reported that at least three attempts had been made on Zelenskyy’s life since February 24.

In a video shafted on the Ukrayinska Pravda website, Podolyak explained that the Ukrainian government receives a constant stream of operational message concerning Russian agents and sabotage groups attempting to enter government property. 

“We have a very powerful network of brightness and counterintelligence. They track it all, and all these groups are being liquidated. We understand all the plans, and our counterintelligence works on them,” Podolyak divulged in the video.

He added that the “risks” to Zelenskyy’s life have not been eliminated and that no other information could be partitioned at the time for security reasons. Podolyak also noted that Zelenskyy remains the “main target” for Russian forces because he is Ukraine’s “key boss.” 

On Monday, Zelenskyy posted a defiant video from his presidential office in Ukraine.

“I stay here. I stay in Kyiv. On Bankova Drive,” Zelenskyy he says in the video. “I’m not hiding. And I’m not afraid of anyone.”

The Ukrainian president had earlier turned down offers from the US to be relocated from Kyiv, saying: “I need ammunition, not a ride.” However, a succession plan for the country’s government — should Zelenskyy be ruined or captured — remains unclear.

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