Head of Ukraine's military intelligence service ADMITS several Kremlin ... trends now
The head of Ukraine's military intelligence service, Major-General Kyrylo Budanov, has admitted that several Kremlin propagandists have been assassinated since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Budanov also said that Ukraine wanted to establish a demilitarised border zone up to 60 miles inside Russia to reduce the chances of future attacks, The Times reports.
When asked whether Ukrainian security services had killed Russian propagandists, Budanov, 37, said: 'We've already successfully targeted quite a few people. There have been well-publicised cases everyone knows about, thanks to the media coverage.'
Several prominent pro-war figures have been killed or wounded by explosives In Russia since the start of the invasion on February 24 last year.
On May 6, Pro-Kremlin ideologist Zakhar Prilepin, 47, was left with multiple injuries after a car bomb attack.
When asked whether Ukrainian security services had killed Russian propagandists, Major-General Kyrylo Budanov (pictured), 37, said: 'We've already successfully targeted quite a few people. There have been well-publicised cases everyone knows about, thanks to the media coverage'
The Russian writer and pro-war blogger's vehicle was blown up in village in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region. He suffered fractures but his driver was killed in the incident.
Russian investigators noted that they were questioning Alexander Permyakov, whom they accused of working with Ukrainian intelligence.
Vladlen Tatarsky, 40, a military blogger with close ties to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, was killed by explosives concealed within a statuette handed to him at a public talk that he was giving in a St. Petersburg cafe on April 2.
Later that month, a Russian court denied bail to Darya Trepova, 26, who was charged with terrorism over the bomb attack that killed Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin.
Investigators said she was working on behalf of a pro-Ukrainian group with connections to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny - claims rejected by Navalny's associates and Kyiv.
The Russian internal affairs ministry said yesterday that an arrest warrant had been issued for Yuriy Denisov, a Ukrainian citizen they claim surveilled Tatarsky for two months from an apartment close to his
