Putin survived assassination attempt after invasion of Ukraine, says Ukrainian intelligence chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin
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"Recently Putin survived an assassination attempt by representatives of the Caucasus. This is non-public information. It was an absolutely unsuccessful, but it really took place."

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According to Budanov, it happened about two months ago.

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