Ukraine's Chief Directorate of Intelligence reports that influential Russian business and political figures are forming a group to assassinate President Vladimir Putin and restore economic ties with the West.

A group of influential Russian business and political figures is forming to oppose Putin and plans to assassinate him

The goal of the group is to remove Putin from power and restore economic ties with the West

Part of Russia's political elite sees Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov as Putin's successor

Alexander Bortnikov has recently fallen out of favour with Putin due to fatal miscalculations in the war against Ukraine

Bortnikov and his department were responsible for analysing the views of the Ukrainian population and the capacity of the Ukrainian army

Bortnikov and other influential members of the Russian elite are considering various options for removing Putin from power including poisoning, sudden illness, or other accidents

The Ukrainian GUR claims that the Russian elite is considering removing Vladimir Putin via poisoning, illness, or accident.

Alexander Bortnikov and other members of the Russian elite are viewed as potential alternatives to Putin, with Bortnikov falling out of favor due to intelligence failures in Ukraine.

The leak regarding Chechen unit locations near Kyiv may be linked to these internal power struggles within Russia.