MoD: Russia wants to assassinate Ukrainian military leadership

Russia wants to assassinate our military leadership, said Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Report informs via Ukrinform.

According to her, this is the biggest target of the other party: “Because the killing of the leaders, including the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, will be a great loss for us, which may affect the course of the war. Therefore, there is a constant threat to the lives of the leaders.”

Maliar said that Russia's claims about the killing of senior officials of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine are not accidental: “Of course, these are disinformation. This is easy to specify. We can call them to make sure everything is fine. But this is not only an information war. It seems that the Russians are already planning these attempts and announcing the outcome in advance.”

The deputy minister emphasized that ensuring the safety of the leadership is always a priority.