Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s GUR ‘faked Russian-ordered killing and bagged $500k Kremlin reward’
The Guardian••world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian military intelligence staged the fake death of Denis Kapustin, leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, to protect him from a Russian assassination plot and expose those involved, successfully capturing the $500,000 Russian bounty offered for his killing.
- Kapustin appeared alive via video at a briefing with Ukrainian intelligence head Kyrylo Budanov, who confirmed the operation identified the masterminds and perpetrators within Russian special services.
- Ukrainian drones carried out strikes on energy and industrial targets in the Russian regions of Krasnodar, Tatarstan, and Kaluga, causing fires at an oil refinery, an energy storage facility, and an industrial plant.
- Both Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over the New Year period, with Russia
