Top Aide to Ukrainian President Targeted by Gunfire in Assassination Attempt

Top Aide to Ukrainian President Targeted by Gunfire in Assassination Attempt
An investigator examines bullet holes in a car of Serhiy Shefir, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's principal aide, following an assault outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 22, 2021. Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters
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A top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted by a volley of gunfire on Sept. 22 during an apparent assassination attempt, according to authorities.

A statement released by national police confirmed that more than 10 bullets were fired at the vehicle of Serhiy Shefir at about 10 a.m. near the village of Lesnyky, located just outside of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Lorenz Duchamps
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