The deputy director of the Kiev military intelligence service also assured in an interview with Die Welt that Ukraine is trying to kill Wagner’s boss Yevgeny Prigoyine.
By Le Figaro and the Portal agency
Published 5/25/2023 at 8:11 p.m., Updated 5/25/2023 at 9:22 p.m
“He’s at the top of our list.” In an interview with the German newspaper “Die Welt,” Deputy Director of Military Intelligence in Kiev, Wadym Skibitsky, assured that the “top priority” of the Ukrainian intelligence services was the death of the Kremlin chief.
Prigozhin is also a target
“He’s at the top of our list,” he said, believing the conflict could only end with the death of the person “coordinating” the offensive. Vadym Skibitsky also admitted that his services were aimed at eliminating the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group, Evgueni Prigojine: “We are trying to kill him. But our priority remains eliminating the commander who is ordering his men to attack.” However, Skibitsky acknowledged that Putin remains a difficult target as he is “locked up” most of the time.
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“In the end, everyone has to answer for their actions,” said Skibitsky. “Putin realizes that we are getting closer and closer to him, but he is also afraid of being killed by his people,” Skibitsky told the world. When asked about the tightening of protection measures for Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured that the Russian security services “know their job and know what they are doing”.
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Peskov said Skibitsky’s interview was confirmation that Russia was right when it launched the “special military operation” in Ukraine fifteen months ago. “The terror regime talks about its terrorist ambitions. “The special military operation is more than justified, more than necessary and must be completed with the achievement of its objectives,” said Peskov.