At the beginning of the war, the Russians’ plan was to eliminate Zelenskyy and establish a puppet government in Ukraine.

 Russia had a straightforward plan to seize Ukraine, which included the overthrow of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the subsequent establishment of a puppet government in Kyiv, led by people in “big uniforms,” ​​said the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov. “The plan was quite simple and daring: first of all, the elimination of the president of our country. There were several attempts to accomplish that. Secondly, to establish their government with well-known people who have worked for the Russian government for a long time.  We know very well “who was prepared for these positions”, including the recently-captured Viktor Medvedchuk, fugitive former President Viktor Yanukovych, politician Yevgeny Muraev and ex-deputy Oleg Tsarev.