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At least three assassination attempts were made on President Zelenskyy's life between February 24 and March 7, 2022, including two reported by The Times, with Ukrainian officials indicating there were additional attempts beyond those publicly reported.

Kyiv, Ukraine
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At least three attempts on Zelenskyy's life occurred since the beginning of the invasion

The Times reported on two specific attempts on the president's life

In reality there have been many more attempts than those reported by The Times

Zelenskyy was the sole primary target for Russia during the first three days of the invasion

Commanders on this list were involved in strikes on Kyiv's thermal power plants, as well as energy infrastructure in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Volyn, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions

Russian troops began bombing Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities immediately after Putin's declaration of war on Feb. 24

Russian troops launched a ground invasion from Belarus, Russia, and Russian-occupied Crimea

At least 5-6 assassination attempts were made against Zelensky since the full-scale invasion began, with one aide reporting at least a dozen attempts in the first few weeks.

Oleksii Arestovych fired a grenade launcher at Russian armored vehicles near the President's Office.

There were shootings near the President's Office and at checkpoints involving unknown individuals.

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