Car shooting of Ukrainian presidential aide, Russia behind it?
One of the main aides to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky survived an assassination attempt when his car was fired upon by unknown persons.
Serhiy Shefir's car was hit by a bullet as he left his house south of the capital Kyiv on Wednesday (23/9/2021) morning local time. The driver was injured.
So far it is unknown who carried out the shooting, but Zelensky said it could be a foreign or domestic attack.
The Kremlin categorically denies Russian involvement.
Describing the moment the bullet hit his vehicle, Shefir said "we had to speed up a little bit, it was scary".
He praised his driver, who he said managed to continue driving after "shots were heard".
Shefir suspects he was being targeted in an attempt to intimidate the "highest echelons of power" and insists such an attempt will not work.
"We have to understand that our president [Zelensky] is strong-willed, he has support and cannot be intimidated," he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later promised a serious response to the aide's assassination attempt.
Russian trail
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said any suggestion about relations with Moscow contained "signs of an overzealous emotional state".
"Unfortunately at the moment, no matter what is happening in Ukraine, no current politician can set aside Russia's trail," said Dmitry Peskov.
The Ukrainian president condemned the shooting.
"Saying 'hello' to me by shooting out of the woods at my friend's car is weak. The response will be serious," Zelensky said speaking from New York, where he participates in the United Nations General Assembly.
Police pentingnya togel data dalam prediksi hasil investigating the shooting, near the village of Lisnyky, said they were exploring the possibility that Shefir might be targeted as a result of her work, or as part of an attempt to destabilize the government.
The attack came days before Zelensky's bill to control Ukraine's powerful oligarchy was debated in parliament.
The Ukrainian oligarchs are a small group of super-rich entrepreneurs who dominate the economic and political life of the country.