In The Past Week Ukraine President Escape Three Assassination Attempts

Assassination attempts over Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky have reportedly been thwarted by anti-war elements within Russia’s Federal Security Service.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has survived three assassination attempts in the past week, according to reports.

According to report, two different groups of mercenaries have been sent to kill Mr Zelensky - the Kremlin-backed Wagner group, and Chechen special forces, The Times reports.

Mercenaries with the Wagner group in Kyiv have sustained losses during their attempts to kill Mr Zelensky, and are said to be alarmed at how well-known their moves are. 

A source close to the group told the paper it was “eerie” how well briefed the president’s security team appeared to be. 

Earlier this week, Ukrainian officials said an attempt to take Zelensky’s life was foiled, with a number of operatives “eliminated” before they could kill him. 

Officials said that a cadre of elite Chechen special forces, known as Kadyrovites, were involved in the plot. 

“We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president,” said Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council chief Oleksiy Danilo. 

Mr Danilov told Ukrainian TV channels that Russian spies had tipped them off about the planned assassination. 

“I can say that we have received information from the FSB, who do not want to take part in this bloody war,” he said. 

“And thanks to this, the Kadyrov elite group was destroyed, which came here to eliminate our president.” 

The Wagner mercenaries have carried out separate attempts to bring down the Ukrainian leader.

The group had reportedly been told to await the arrival of Russian special forces to provide them with safe passage out of Kyiv once the assassinations had been completed. 

However, with the city still holding out against Russian troops, the pace of the attack has been slower than expected. 

The mercenaries intend to carry out the 24 assassinations on their ‘kill list’ in a matter of days. But a source close to the mercenaries in Kyiv told the paper that it had almost 400 in the capital alone, and the numbers are still on their side.