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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jay Gotera

Putin Humiliated: Ukrainian Spies Fake Anti-Kremlin Fighter's Death to Claim £370,000 Bounty

Denis Kapustin, leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, pictured during a past gathering. Ukrainian military intelligence revealed Thursday that his reported death was staged to thwart an assassination plot ordered by Moscow’s special forces. (Credit: AFP News)

Ukrainian spies outwitted Russian security forces, pocketing a £370,000 bounty meant for the head of a prominent anti-Putin fighter.

The operation, unveiled on New Year's Day 2026, saved the target's life and redirected Moscow's funds into Ukraine's defence coffers.

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