More than 400 Russian mercenaries are in Kiev to assassinate President Zelensky, according to newspaper

More than 400 Russian mercenaries operate in Kiev under orders from the Kremlin to assassinate the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyand his Government in order to prepare the ground for Russia take control, reveals this Monday “The Times”.

The Wagner Groupa private militia led by an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putinand which operates as an independent branch of the state, brought mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago on a mission to behead the Zelensky government in exchange for a large financial bonus.

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Information about this mission reached the Ukrainian government on Saturday and, hours later, Kiev declared a harsh 36-hour curfew to “sweep” the city for Russian saboteursadd the information.

The Ukrainian authorities warned civilians, when declaring the curfew, that they would be seen as agents of the Kremlin and risk being “liquidated” if they left their shelters.

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A source close to the group’s activities, indicates “The Times”, confirmed that by January between 2,000 and 4,000 mercenaries had arrived in Ukraine.

Some of them were sent to the disputed eastern regions of Donetsk and Luganskwhile another 400 entered from Belarus and headed towards the capital.

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The mercenaries were told that Putin wants a short break to show that he is negotiating with Zelenskybut assured them that no agreement would be reached and that the effort would simply be a hoax, according to a source close to senior officials.

Zelensky agreed yesterday to send a delegation to meet with a Russian team at the border of Belarusbut expressed skepticism about the seriousness of Moscow.

The mercenaries, adds the newspaper, are waiting for a signal from the Kremlin and have been promised hefty bonuses for murders in the coming days. and a pass to leave Ukraine before the end of the week.

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In addition to Zelensky, the blacklist contains another 23 peopleincluding the prime minister, the cabinet, the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, and his brother Wladimir, both popular former boxing champions who have joined the military fight against the invaders.

The mercenaries boast of knowing exactly where the president and his colleagues are in Kyiv and apparently they can track them through their mobile phones.

After Moscow invaded last week, Zelensky he addressed the nation and claimed that Russian special forces were in the capital looking for him as “target number 1”.

Wagner it is a private military company and has been closely associated with Putin’s projects around the world.

Owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, an oligarch known as Putin’s cook, the group has carried out covert operations in Africa and the Middle East, and was also responsible for fomenting trouble in eastern Ukraine in 2014.

“They are very effective,” said Gen. Sir Richard Barrons, a former commander of Joint Forces Command.

“They can come out of the shadows, do very violent things, and then disappear again, without it being obvious who was responsible. They are not directly linked to the Russian government and therefore can deny it,” he added.

The sources indicated that they had apparently been briefed on the planned invasion of Ukraine in December, long before the Russian military was informed.

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Source: Elcomercio

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