Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov told a defense news outlet „we’ll see“ whether the plot against the Wagner founder will work.
Russia’s security services are engaged in an ongoing assassination plot against Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to Ukraine’s head of defense intelligence.
Prigozhin said on June 24 his forces had taken control of military facilities in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don after claiming his troops had been targeted by the Russian army.
He called off his troop’s march to Moscow in rebellion against Russia’s military leadership following a reported deal which would see him, and some of his troops, exiled to Belarus.
When asked if he believed Prigozhin „will be assassinated by Putin,“ Budanov replied, „We are aware that the FSB was charged with a task to assassinate him.
