Russo-Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin revealed in 2017 that he survived 5 assassination attempts.
A Ukrainian military official has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. The admission comes amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has intensified, and rumors swirling about Mr Putin’s health.
According to Major General Kyrlo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, the “failed” attempt took place in the Caucasus – an area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea – shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
He told about the incident ukrainska pravda,
“There was an attempt to assassinate Putin … He was also attacked, it is said, by representatives of the Caucasus, not so long ago,” Mr Budanov was quoted as saying by the Ukrainian outlet.
“This is non-public information. (It was an absolutely failed attempt, but it actually happened… it was about 2 months ago,” he said.
ukrainska pravda said that the full interview with Mr. Budanov would be broadcast on Tuesday.
The claim has not been verified, but comes weeks after Mr Putin appeared had a surgery To get the fluid out of his stomach.
The operation “went well and without complications”, manifest The report said the information is attributed to General SVR, a Telegram channel affiliated with Russia’s foreign intelligence service.
In addition, an oligarch with close ties to the Russian leader is reportedly recorded as saying that “Putin is very ill with blood cancer”.
Earlier this month, in an interview with sky NewsMr Budanov predicted that the Ukraine war would reach a turning point by mid-August and would end by the end of this year, prompting a change of leadership in Russia.
He also claimed that a coup to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin was underway and could not be stopped.
As far as Mr. Putin is concerned, he publicly disclosed in 2017 that he survived at least five assassination attempts and claimed that he was not concerned about his safety.