According to the report, as many as 400 Wagner Group members are still in Kyiv and are aiming to kill 24 officials in the Ukrainian government.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky narrowly survived three assassination attempts last week, The Times reports. The assassination attempt was foiled after authorities in the eastern European nation had already been alerted to the threat by Russia's Federal Security Service. The revelations came as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces entered its second week on Friday, with no signs of a let-up between the two warring sides. However, the two countries on Thursday agreed to establish a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians during the second round of talks in Belarus.
A report carried by the Times stated that two separate organizations were involved to kill Zelensky, who was considered a worldwide 'wartime hero' for not fleeing Kyiv and leading the fight against the invasion of Moscow. ' is referred to as. Among these organizations are mercenaries from the Kremlin-backed Wagner group and Chechen special forces, the report said.
"I can say that we have received information from [Russia's Federal Security Service] who do not want to participate in this bloody war," the Times quoted Ukraine's secretary of national security and defense as speaking to local TV stations. said.
Reportedly, 400 members of the Wagner group are still in Kyiv and are aiming to kill 24 officials in the Ukrainian government.
Meanwhile, US Senator Lindsey Graham called for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin on live television during an interview with Fox News. Someone in Russia has to step in and "get this guy out", the senator said, reiterating that only the Russian people can fix the issue. The senator later took to Twitter and reiterated what he thought was best for Russia.
"The only people who can fix this are the Russian people. Easy to say, hard to do. Unless you want to live in darkness for the rest of your life, live in abject poverty isolated from the rest of the world, and live in darkness on your plate." Need to step in," tweeted Lindsey Graham.
Ukrainian officials said earlier in the day, Russian forces captured Europe's largest Zaporizhzhya plant, setting a five-story training facility on fire, after attacking it in the early hours of Friday. Russia has blamed Ukrainian sabotages for the attack on the plant.