Ukraine Says Chechen Unit Sent To Kill Zelensky ‘Was Eliminated’

Ukraine has reportedly killed a group of Chechen fighters Tuesday that were planning to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky.

BREAKING: An elite Chechen fighting unit that was sent into Ukraine to kill President Zelensky has been ELIMINATED. It was sent by the leader of Russia’s Chechnya region, who is a close ally of Putin.

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Ukraine’s Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said during an address that the unit “which came to kill our President, was eliminated”.

Daily Mail reported that “Ramzan Kadyrov – the strongman leader of Chechnya – said that Chechens have been killed in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine”. Kadyrov is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On Ukraine 24 TV channel, Danilov said “We are already aware of the special operation that was to be carried out by Kadyrov forces unit”.

“We received the information from representatives of Russia’s Federal Security Service who do not want to take part in this bloody war<‘ Danilov continued. “The Kadyrov forces unit, which came to kill our President, was eliminated”.

NEWS: An assassination attempt against Volodymyr Zelensky by Chechens was foiled. The elite Chechen hit squad sent to assassinate the Ukrainian President has been 'eliminated,' says Ukraine. It isn't immediately clear how close they got to Zelensky.

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Danilov reported that the unit had been split into two groups and their movements were tracked. One group “was handled near Hostomel, the other one is in our sights”. “We will not give our President or our country to anyone. This is our land, get out of here”.

In a recent video, Zelensky expressed his concern of being a target. “I am target number one, my wife and children are number two,’ he said last week.

Despite threats to his life, Zelensky has chosen to stay and continues to encourage resistance against Russia.

Kadyrov said on Telegram that “there are already losses among the natives of the Chechen Republic. Two died, six more were injured to varying degrees”.