politics
February 20, 2026
RUSSIAN "DEATH SQUAD" HAD BLOODY PRICE LIST: Offered 85,000 Euros for Officers' Heads, Journalists Also on List, Posed as Couriers, Then CAUGHT in Operation Enigma! (VIDEO)
A Russian liquidation group, accused of planning assassinations of high-profile targets in Ukraine, has been dismantled in a coordinated security operation in Kyiv.

TL;DR
- A Russian assassination group planning to kill high-profile targets in Ukraine was dismantled in Kyiv.
- Operation Enigma 2.0 led to the arrest of ten individuals in Ukraine and Moldova.
- Russian organizers allegedly offered up to 85,000 euros per assassination, depending on the target's importance.
- Planned targets included Ukrainian public figures, military intelligence officers, a strategic enterprise manager, members of the Kyiv foreign legion, and journalists.
- The alleged leader, a Moldovan national with prior offenses, was reportedly recruited by Russian secret services.
- The group used methods such as close-range attacks and placing explosives under vehicles.
- Suspects entered Ukraine posing as tourists and operated from rented properties.
- Seized items included mobile phones, computer equipment, weapons, ammunition, and explosives.
- Correspondence with Russian handlers confirming coordination of criminal activities was recorded.
- The group was reportedly composed of pro-Kremlin individuals with military experience, funded through crypto wallets and foreign bank cards.
- Agents tracked targets by posing as delivery couriers and reporting geolocations.
- Russian intelligence aimed to spread panic and destabilize Ukraine through these assassinations.
- Criminal proceedings have been initiated for attempted contract killing and illegal handling of weapons and explosives.
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