Ukraine says forces 'eliminated' assassins targeting President Zelensky

March 1 (UPI) -- Ukrainian forces foiled a plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky amid Russia's invasion of the country, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council chief Oleksiy Danilov said Tuesday.

Danilov announced that a unit of Chechen special forces sent to assassinate Zelensky was "eliminated" after the president had warned last week that Russian "sabotage groups" had entered the nation's capital, Kyiv, and were hunting for him and his family.

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