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While Trump & Republicans downplay Russian interference in US, in Ukraine people know all too well that phrase covers a host of sinister acts of hybrid warfare—including targeted killings. This story of one GRU hired assassin is chilling in its banality. nytimes.com/2019/03/31/wor…
The Skripal poisoning in UK woke the West to Russian intelligence services' assassinations, frequent in Ukraine, where teams of hit men from Russia operate freely.
This killer, recruited at a weapons expo in Moscow, killed a man for a Mercedes van, $5000, & a sushi dinner.
This killer, recruited at a weapons expo in Moscow, killed a man for a Mercedes van, $5000, & a sushi dinner.
Having fought in Ukraine w/ Russian mercenaries, he wanted to go to Syria—to earn money. When that fell thru, the killer said his Wagner contact introduced him to FSB handlers. He was thrilled & saw it a job in Russia's Interior Ministry. He thought, only a few years to pension. 
This assassin reveals more than just another Russian hitman. He revealed the FSB is carrying out revenge killings from Russia's 2008 war in Georgia, where Ukraine sent weapons. He killed a man from a Kremlin hitlist of Ukrainians Putin says taught Georgians to use their weapons!!
It pays to pay attention to Ukraine, ground zero for Russia's warfare—information, & otherwise. This fascinating read by @mschwirtz really shows how the Kremlin mafia state uses special services to carry out KGB Putin's agenda, often just to exact revenge. nytimes.com/2019/03/31/wor…
