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FSB instructed to kill Prigozhin – Chief of Defence Intelligence

Friday, 30 June 2023, 11:21
FSB instructed to kill Prigozhin – Chief of Defence Intelligence

Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, believes that after the attempted rebellion, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was assigned to kill Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group PMC.

Source: Defence Intelligence press service, with reference to Budanov's interview for The War Zone

Quote: "We cannot talk about their profound influence (on Russia's war against Ukraine – Defence Intelligence) because all these events lasted for a very short time. However, some damage was caused to the Russian Aerospace Forces. Secondly, we do not expect that Wagner PMC will appear in Ukraine as a separate entity that performs its own operations. And I believe that this factor is quite important for us.

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... We know that the task of killing Prigozhin was assigned to the FSB. Will they succeed? Time will tell. Either way, all potential assassination attempts won't be quick. It will take them some time to develop the respective approaches and reach a stage where they will be ready for a large-scale operation. But I would like to emphasise that this is a big open question. Will they be able to do this? Will they dare to carry out this order?".

Details: He added that any actions aimed at destabilising Russia from the inside are beneficial for Ukraine.

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