The director of the Main Intelligence Directorate traveled to Kyiv before the outbreak of Russia's war against Ukraine to inform Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the Russian plan to assassinate him.. It is reported by The Independent.

In his forthcoming book, author Chris Whipple reveals that while Zelensky was publicly dismissing warnings from US officials that Moscow would soon launch the largest ground invasion since World War II, he received confidential information from CIA Director Bill Burns about the threat..

Zelenskiy was skeptical of the US warnings, which were quite unusual because US officials do not often share intelligence publicly, fearing that the Biden administration's media disclosure of Russian plans could lead to panic and negative consequences for the Ukrainian economy..

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A copy of the book received by the publication says that Burns traveled to Kyiv to personally convey information.

The author claims that Biden instructed the director of the CIA - the former US ambassador to Russia - to provide Zelensky with "

“This immediately attracted the attention of Zelensky, he was surprised, sobered up by this news,” he wrote..

Ukrainian officials say Zelenskiy has survived more than 12 attempts on his life by Russian forces since the all-out war began last February..

According to Whipple, at least two assassination attempts were thwarted thanks to US intelligence that Burns shared during a visit to Kyiv..

“The reconnaissance was so detailed that it helped Zelensky’s security forces prevent two separate Russian attempts on his life,” he wrote..

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As reported, the Security Service of Ukraine announced the conduct of counterintelligence activities on the territory of the Pechersky district of the capital, in particular, within the government quarter and nearby territories..

In March, The Times reported that Zelensky had been assassinated at least three times in a week..

On October 26 last year, the CIA chief also secretly visited Ukraine.