Ukraine shows fake assassination video of Russian Volunteer Corps commander

The Main Intelligence Directorate reported the information.

"To preserve the life of the Russian Volunteer Corps commander within the Tymur Special Unit of Ukraine's Defense Ministry Intelligence Directorate and to expose an enemy intelligence network, military intelligence officers conducted a complex, multi-stage special operation during which his death was staged," the statement says.

To support the cover story, Ukrainian intelligence operatives created video footage that simulated an attack by two strike drones: the first drone hit a minivan in which Kapustin was supposedly traveling, while the second filmed the "aftermath of the strike" — the burning vehicle.

Those who ordered the killing within the Russian intelligence services believed the recording was authentic and paid Ukrainian intelligence officers $500,000.

The funds received will be directed toward strengthening the combat capabilities of the Intelligence Directorate's special forces.

The video can be viewed at the link.

• Previously, the Russian Volunteer Corps reported that on the night of December 27, the corps commander Denis 'WhiteRex' Kapustin (Nikitin) was killed at the front.
• However, the Intelligence Directorate later stated that he is alive. The Russians paid Ukrainian intelligence half a million dollars for his "killing."