Ukraine Fakes Assassination of Putin’s Opponent to Fund War

Ukraine staged the assassination of Denis Kapustin, leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, to protect him from a $500,000 Kremlin bounty. Despite claims of his death by Ukrainian forces, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine confirmed it was a special operation to save him, embarrassing Russian officials. Kapustin, a neo-Nazi activist turned fighter for Ukraine, emphasized that his absence did not affect his group’s operations. The RVC aims to restore Ukraine’s borders and overthrow Putin.

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