With the conflict he involved his army in deadlocked in February 2022, the Russian president is the prime target of Ukrainian spies. According to Washington, the attack by two drones on the Kremlin on the night of May 2-3 was organized by special forces from Kiev.
“Putin sees that we are getting closer and closer to him, but he also knows that the threat can come from within and he is afraid of being killed by his people.” In an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt, Vadym Skibitsky affirmed , deputy director of the Ukrainian military intelligence service, that the Russian president has the absolute priority of his services, “that he is at the top of the list of people to be killed”.
Evgueni Prigojine, the other target
In his opinion, the head of the Kremlin should be punished “because he coordinates the war in Ukraine, that he decides and is therefore responsible for what happened”. Putin is not the only target of spies and special forces in Kiev: “We are also trying to kill Yevgeny Prigoyine, Wagner’s boss,” says Vadym Skibitsky, specifying that everyone will have to answer for their actions when the time comes, Valeri Guerassimov, who Chief of Staff, and Sergueï Choïgou, the Defense Minister, understood. Oligarchs and propagandists are also considered enemies: “We are at war.”
According to Washington, Ukrainians are involved in Kremlin attack
BREAKING: The recent drone attack on the Kremlin was likely staged by a special unit of Ukraine’s military or intelligence agency, US officials said. It was unclear whether Ukraine’s top officials knew about the operation. https://t.co/C8KxDdIOTz
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According to the New York Times, Washington, which was able to intercept communications from Russian and Ukrainian government officials, came to believe that the drone attack on the Kremlin on the night of May 2/3 was well planned by the Ukrainians.
“There are special military or intelligence units from Ukraine involved,” US officials said, adding, “It is uncertain whether senior Ukrainian officials have been briefed on the operation.”