'Assassination attempts' on Zelensky revealed as 10 killed in attack on Kyiv
Source: independent.co
Comes as British defence ministry said more than a million Russian soldiers had died or suffered injuries so far
Namita Sing Tuesday 24 June 2025 03:41 BST
Ukrainian security services have revealed details of assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelensky, according to local reports.
In one of the alleged attempts, two colonels who were supposed to be protecting the Ukrainian president were in fact working for the Russian FSB and plotting to assassinate him last year, said Vasyl Malyuk, head of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), according to Kyiv Post.
The other alleged attempt was planned with a retired Polish military officer, Ukrainian National News reported. The pensioner was a former Soviet Union recruit who had recently been reactivated as a “sleeper agent” to assassinate Mr Zelensky at Rzeszów Airport in Poland, according to the newspaper.
The revelations come as waves of Russian drones and missiles in and around Kyiv overnight killed 10 people including one child, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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