There was an attempt on the life of the President of the aggressor country Vladimir Putin after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, said the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov in an interview with UP.

" There was even an assassination attempt on him through, as they say, representatives of the Caucasus not so long ago. This is non-public information. Absolutely unsuccessful attempt, but it really took place.

It was about two months ago,"

According to him, information about this attempt was not widely publicized, but "

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