Ukraine admitted that it tried to assassinate the top Russian General Valery Gerasimov while he was in the city of Izyum but it was prevented by Washington who felt it would escalate the war. https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/12/18/assassinate-valery-gerasimov-izyum-ukraine/
Ukraine Attempted to Assassinate Top Russian General Valery Gerasimov
ByKenneth Erwin Engelhardt
Dec 21, 2022
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