The article reports on the increasing brazen attacks by Ukraine’s spies on Russian figures, particularly in Moscow. It highlights a recent incident where a Russian politician, Gudkov, was killed in a car bomb attack, and Ukrainian security services were accused of involvement. The article also mentions previous incidents where high-level assassination plots were foiled or carried out on both sides since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Some key points from the article include:
* A Russian politician, Gudkov, was killed in a car bomb attack in Moscow, and Ukrainian security services were accused of involvement.
* The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for the incident, with Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov accusing them of “continuing its involvement in terrorist activities inside our country”.
* This is not an isolated incident, as there have been several high-level assassination plots on both sides since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
* Ukrainian officials foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking officials last year.
* The article also reports on missile strikes on the port city of Odesa and an army recruitment center in Poltava, which killed two people and injured others.
