The assassination of the President of Ukraine was one of the important tasks of Russia in the first weeks after the start of the full-scale invasion. Attempts do not stop until now. That is why Kyiv long ago developed a plan in case of Zelenskyy’s death.
Dangerous jokes
The first attempt to assassinate Zelenskyy took place long before the presidency. Then he joked about Kadyrov in KVN, and the Chechen leader did not like it. Since the former KVN participant became a government official, liquidation efforts have become almost commonplace.
Kremlin scenario
At a moment of special tension against the background of a full-scale attack by the RF, the scenario had to be as follows:
– the death of the President of Ukraine (and other high-ranking officials);
– panic among the population;
– quick establishment of a puppet government, which will be managed from Moscow.
In the first days of the attack, the task of assassination was given to Kadyrov’s troops. However, its execution was prevented by the usual Ukrainian territorial defense units.
Ukrainian Fidel Castro
Assassination attempts have been made more than 10 times, and this is only officially confirmed information. In general, only until the spring of 2022, there were almost as many assassination attempts on Zelenskyy as there were in his time on Fidel Castro, who hindered many people.
Information about the attacks as of today remains secret.
Failures of Russia
What are the reasons for the failure of operations to assassinate the President of Ukraine? There are several of them:
– Putin tries to control everyone, even trusted persons. For this, a group was created in the FSB, which was aware of Kadyrov’s every step. Thanks to established intelligence relations with the FSB, the Ukrainian side received data on the preparation of attempts.
– There is an internal struggle for power in the Russian military leadership. It is trying to prevent possible successes in the tasks of its opponents by cooperating with the Ukrainian special services.
– It’s timely liquidation of the DRG on the approaches to the government quarter.
Worst scenario
Despite effective work, the government is preparing for various scenarios. The death of Zelenskyy is not an exception. In this case, there is a plan according to which, within the limits of the Constitution, the functions of the President of Ukraine will be performed by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (currently this is Ruslan Stefanchuk).
In fact, the country will be managed by a “collective government”, which includes:
– Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk
– Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak;
– Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba;
– Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhnyi will remain in his position, since in this situation he plays a key role in the country’s defense capability. Therefore, attempts on Zaluzhnyi are not something unrealistic either.
