Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has allegedly evaded at least three assassination attempts on his life since Russia invaded the country last week.

Mercenaries from the Russian-backed Wagner group and Chechen special forces have been thwarted by anti-war movements within Russia’s own Federal Security Service, the successor to the KGB, according to The Times.

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