Volodymyr Zelensky survives 3 assassination attempts in days.

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Mar 4, 2022
The Times: Volodymyr Zelensky survives 3 assassination attempts in days.

Two different groups have been sent to kill him, yet both have been thwarted by anti-war elements within Russia’s Federal Security Service, according to the Times' sources.

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Zelensky survives three assassination attempts in days
President Zelensky has survived at least three assassination attempts in the past week, The Times has learnt.Two different outfits have been sent to kill the Uk
4:33 AM · Mar 4, 2022

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President Zelensky has survived at least three assassination attempts in the past week, The Times has learnt.

Two different outfits have been sent to kill the Ukrainian president — mercenaries of the Kremlin-backed Wagner group and Chechen special forces. Both have been thwarted by anti-war elements within Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

Wagner mercenaries in Kyiv have sustained losses during their attempts and are said to have been alarmed by how accurately the Ukrainians had anticipated their moves. A source close to the group said it was “eerie” how well briefed Zelensky’s security team appeared to be.

On Saturday an attempt on Zelensky’s life was foiled on the outskirts of Kyiv. Ukrainian security officials said a cadre of Chechen assassins had been “eliminated” before they could reach the president.

Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, told Ukrainian TV channels that Russian spies had tipped them off about the planned assassination.
Ukrainian officials claim the information that led to the deaths of the Chechens came from disgruntled agents in the FSB who oppose the invasion.

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[nycbos]

1. I wish they left that part about moles in the FSB out.

It will be harder get information from them next time.

[Nevilledog]

2. Who says that's even true?

Make Putin paranoid about who to trust.


Not that I don't already think he's over-the-top paranoid.

[brer cat]

4. That is what I'm thinking.

Zelensky is smart enough to use some misdirection to increase Putin's paranoia.

[L. Coyote]

11. Likewise, sow confusion and distrust any way you can. Fog of war alert.

Be skeptical about everything you read, truth is the first casualty in the fog of war.

[Bev54]

20. I think so too, likely came from foreign sources who may have assets or are listening

to conversations but by saying FSB agents, he will feed Putin's paranoia, while at the same time covering his real sources.

[smb]

30. Or Maybe...

...he fingered the FSB because he knows Putin will think it's misdirection -- so saying it's the FSB covers up the fact that it really is the FSB....

[Amishman]

5. My thoughts exactly, would be useful to get the Russians purging their intel folks

especially in the middle of a war

[mitch96]

3. +1... spies? what spies comrade ? .......nt

[Pantagruel]

6. "that part about moles "

It's conceivable that part is made up, getting them to look over their shoulder has serious distraction value. Counter-intelligence is by definition, hard to figure.

[ouija]

23. Not moles, black triangle assets

[SheltieLover]

7. He should take his family & gtf out of Ukraine

I know he won't...

[Homoudont]

8. reports are he escaped to Poland

Take it with a grain of salt because it looks like a Russian source

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[Nevilledog]

12. Umm......Russian source. Almost guaranteed disinformation.

Russia is trying to convince Ukrainians that Zelensky has abandoned them.

[wnylib]

17. I fear that some day, Russia will throw

everyone off course by releasing a truthful statement on something.

[L. Coyote]

28. Courdelaine Idahose reporting live from Moscow

Link to tweet

[Nevilledog]

37. Yup...disinfo

Link to tweet

[NBachers]

26. I would like, at the very least, to see his family evacuated and safe.

[Wingus Dingus]

40. Yes, no reason to keep his family in the country.

Or at least send the kids to Poland or Finland.

[GeoWilliam750]

41. I often think of the Queen Mother at the start of WWII

"With the outbreak of war in 1939, there was some suggestion that the Queen and her daughters should evacuate to North America or Canada. To this the Queen made her famous reply: 'The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King. And the King will never leave.'"

https://www.royal.uk/queen-elizabeth-queen-mother#:~:text=To%20this%20the%20Queen%20made,the%20rest%20of%20the%20nation.

[Wingus Dingus]

43. I saw that quote before--it's great.

[Cozmo]

9. Have there been any attempts against Vlad?

[AZLD4Candidate]

10. As paranoid as he is, I doubt he would go to the bathroom without bulletproof vests on.

[wnylib]

19. Well, we can hope for another meteorite crash

in Russia, but on Putin's bunker instead of in Siberia.

[calimary]

25. Yes. A "meteor strike"!

Hmmmmmmm …

[barbtries]

16. what i want to say

includes things i try not to put into the world. But my sister did say it right out loud the other day and I agree with her 100%.

the world will spontaneously be a better place as soon as he is gone from it.

[Cozmo]

31. Lines from the immortal Seinfeld, "Not that there's anything wrong with that". "No. No"

[gab13by13]

13. What if they faked his assassination?

Make him a martyr while his fake death would give him protection. Would that demoralize the country too much or inspire it? Don't hit me up for a crazy conspiracy theory, I'm just trying to think of how to keep Zalenskyy alive.

[calimary]

29. Well, we DO need "creative thinking" on situations like this.

DEVIOUS creative thinking.

Especially since the enemy may not be prepared to admit or concede that they’ve been out-maneuvered. I also can’t help but suspect that the enemy assumes they’re facing naive, gullible, and easy unsuspecting pushovers. They’re NOT.

And the more devious, the better. The enemy assumes we’re the “too nice” team. The longer they remain convinced of that, the better for the rest of us. THEY’RE the ones who’ll be unsuspecting. And that will be greatly to our advantage. They’ll be less likely to plan for, or be otherwise prepared for what we do. They’re not anticipating that our side would fight dirty like they do. And THAT is to our advantage.

[Buckeyeblue]

14. I worry about him

It seems like he is the glue holding things together. He's got kids. I appreciate his grit to stay and fight. But it seems as if the world is a better place with him in it.

His courage and love for his country and people are surpassed by none. But I see an important role in the world for him.

Life is, ultimately, for the living.

[barbtries]

15. What they're going through

no one should ever have to unless it's Putin. #EndPutin #SaveUkraine

[AllaN01Bear]

18. he needs to wear body armor and have his own weapons.

[BobTheSubgenius]

21. Nice!

A war story with a happy ending AND a spelling/grammar lesson in one.

[Nevilledog]

22. ...

[NoMoreRepugs]

24. Dear FSB - turn your attention towards Vlad and eliminate the FUCKING problem.

[liberalla]

27. We (the US) are also providing additional security assistance for Pres. Zelensky.

In the Sunday (George Stephanopoulos) interview with Jen Psaki, re: "the security of Pres. Zelensky", they requested additional security and Biden provided it.

I feel good that we have "security" people helping to keep him safe also.

https://m.

It starts at about 3:40...

[calimary]

32. GOOOOOOOOOOD. VERRRRRRY GOOD.

[liberalla]

33. I know....

[magicarpet]

34. Oh Jeez,... the poor guy must look like Swiss cheese,...

.... just chock full of bullet holes head to toe. And he is still out wandering around ?

God Bless him.

I'd be more inclined to go hide down cellar, way behind the furnace.

[James48]

35. Why dont we start

A go-fund-me for an assassinate Putin fund?

Id much rather see Putin get nailed.

[Wingus Dingus]

38. Honestly, if I were Lukashenko of Belarus, I'd be looking over my shoulder

right now. That country has already tried to get rid of him and he cracked down HARD on them, imprisonment and beatings. He's almost certainly got less loyalty and protection around him than Putin. But Putin would really have a fucking mess on his hands trying to control both Belarus AND Ukraine if Lukashenko somehow went bye-byes.

[DFW]

36. If Putin had any confidence at all in his own people

He would never have resorted to trying to assassinate Zelensky. It is more an indication that Putin is scared stiff of him. Putin must be resembling the last scenes of Hitler in his bunker whining about “Verräter” when in this case, Putin should clearly have the upper hand.

[Wingus Dingus]

39. Yes. Zelensky has probably received Russian offers to sell out his people/country for his own

security and enrichment--and turned them down. I imagine that wasn't part of Putin's plan. He thought Zelensky would flee for his own safety at the start of the invasion, demoralize the Ukrainian people, and make them surrender with hardly a fight.

[Cha]

42. Keep Stopping those Russian Death

Squads, Ukrainians! 💙

[uponit7771]

44. Hmmm how about Putin "go through some things" turn about is fair play