Medvedev urges Trump to have Zelensky assassinated

Dmitry Medvedev, a senior ally of Vladimir Putin, urged Donald Trump to have Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assassinated, suggesting the US president direct the defence secretary and CIA chief to act. The comments were made in an online post and accompanied by personal insults and accusations that Zelensky had undermined Trump’s interests and obstructed efforts to negotiate an end to the war.

The article places Medvedev’s remarks alongside Russia’s accusations that Ukraine used British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles and drones to strike the Energia defence plant in Yelets, which makes power sources for Russian weapons. Russian reports said one person was killed and that early evacuation limited further casualties; the article also mentions a reported strike on a defence factory in Oryol the previous day, where Russia claimed four deaths. The claims about the strikes and casualty figures are attributed to Russian sources.