(The Times-UK) Manveen Rana - Ukrainian President Zelensky survived at least three assassination attempts by mercenaries of the Kremlin-backed Wagner group and Chechen special forces. Both were thwarted by anti-war elements within Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). Wagner mercenaries in Kyiv have sustained losses during their attempts and a source close to the group said Zelensky's security team appeared to be well-briefed. On Feb 26., Ukrainian security forces "eliminated" a cadre of Chechen assassins on the outskirts of Kyiv. Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, told Ukrainian TV that Russian spies had tipped them off about the planned assassination.
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