Breaking: Ukrainian President escapes assassination attempt
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has escaped an assassination attempt.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, announced this on Wednesday.
According to him, the attempt on Zelenskyy’s life came in the early hours of Wednesday.
He alleged that the attempt was planned and carried out by members of the elite unit of the Kadyrovtsy also known as Kadyrov.
Danilov announced on Ukraine 24 TV channel, that the attempt was however, prevented.
He said, “The special operation that was to be carried out directly by Kadyrovtsy to eliminate our president is fully known to us today.
“I can say that we received information from representatives of the FSB (Russia’s Federal Security Service) who have no desire to take part in this bloody war.
“Thanks to this, the Kadyrov elite group that came here to liquidate our president was killed.”
The Kadyrovtsy is a paramilitary organization in Chechnya that serves as the protection of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic.
