Elite Russian killing squad sent to assassinate Ukraine President Zelensky ‘eliminated'

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Ukrainian officials.During a televised address, Kyiv’s Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov said the unit “which came to kill our President, was eliminated”.

It was sent by Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s Chechnya region and an ally of Vladimir Putin, the Daily Mirror reports. Speaking on Ukraine's 24 TV channel, Danilov said: "We are already aware of the special operation that was to be carried out by Kadyrov forces unit. "We received the information from representatives of Russia's Federal Security Service who do not want to take part in this bloody war. "The Kadyrov forces unit, which came to kill our President, was eliminated." He went on to note the unit had been divided into two groups and was closely followed.

According to him, one group came under fire in Hostomel, while another group is currently being held at gunpoint. Danilov added: "We will not give our President or our country to anyone.

This is our land, get out of here." To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. In the hours after the Russians invaded on Thursday morning, Zelensky went into hiding and said he feared for his life and that of his family’s.