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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReport: Russian mercenaries operating in Kyiv ordered to kill Zelensky and his government
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The Wagner Group, a private militia run by one of President Putins closest allies and operating as an arm-length branch of the state, flew in mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago on a mission to decapitate Zelenskys government in return for a handsome financial bonus.
Information about their mission reached the Ukrainian government on Saturday morning and hours later Kyiv declared a 36-hour hard curfew to sweep the city for Russian saboteurs, warning civilians that they would be seen as Kremlin agents and risked being liquidated if they stepped outside.
Scrivener7
(51,083 posts)Zelensky keeps filming himself in front of that same distinctive building (which I wish he wouldn't do.)
But where are they when he does that?
EarthFirst
(2,906 posts)Or theyre just as ineffectual as their enlisted counterparts.
Kremlin propaganda ghosts
Scrivener7
(51,083 posts)But who knows what is true. And another question that's beginning to rear its head: "Who knows how ill prepared Russia was for Vlad's vanity war?"
Lovie777
(12,392 posts)duh, and I'm pretty sure President Zelenskyy and administration have knowledge of this.
no_hypocrisy
(46,297 posts)Not everyone is a patriot
tetedur
(822 posts)the incentives maybe dwindling.
gab13by13
(21,487 posts)Putin wants Zelenskyy dead.
mitch96
(13,942 posts)From what I have read the russians army took the airfield and the UKR were listening in on the traffic between the aircraft and the russians. When it was certain the planes were landing the UKR attacked the airfield, took it over and shot down the planes as they were landing. It was reported that 300 troops were killed.
These troops were to fly in, find and kill Zelenskyy.. Didn't happen..YMMV
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