Plot to Assassinate Zelensky Foiled, Top Ukrainian Official Says

Plot to Assassinate Zelensky Foiled, Top Ukrainian Official Says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the nation via his smartphone in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 26, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP
Isabel van Brugen
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An assassination plot against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by Chechens has been foiled, according to a top Ukrainian official.

An “elite group” of Chechens had arrived in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, to assassinate Zelensky, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said during a briefing, according to a Telegram post by Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications, a government office.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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