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Zelensky assassination plot averted, Ukraine says

By Abigail Adcox
Published March 2, 2022 12:24am ET
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Zelensky assassination plot averted, Ukraine says
An assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelensky has been thwarted, according to Ukrainian officials. Oleksiy Danilov, the Ukrainian secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said they were “well aware of the special operation” led by a unit of elite Chechen special forces called the “Kadyrovites” to kill Zelensky, according to a Telegram message […]

An assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelensky has been thwarted, according to Ukrainian officials.

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