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A Ukrainian spy boss has spoken about a secretive assassination campaign "possibly" run by the SBU to take out Kremlin collaborators. Elsewhere, Russia has said it downed air attacks in Belgorod. Listen to a Daily podcast on how UK-made cars are getting into Russia while you scroll.
Not all claims made by SBU head Vasyl Malyuk could be confirmed independently. Reportedly, one Ukrainian collaborating with the Kremlin lost body parts to an anti-tank mine.
Vasyl Maliuk, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), revealed that Illia Kyva, a former Ukrainian MP convicted of high treason, was killed by shots to chest and head, and Russian writer, Ukrainophobe and politician Zakhar Prilepin suffered serious injuries to his pelvis and legs after a car explosion.
The details about the liquidation of high-ranking collaborant Popov in Luhansk became known.
The battle for dominance in the Black Sea raged on this week between Ukraine and Russia, as elsewhere each side’s forces continued the bitter fight for control in Ukraine’s east with winter looming.