Russian hit squads came within minutes of killing Volodymyr and his family during the early days of the war in Ukraine, the president has revealed as he spoke in detail for the first time about what it was like living through the dark and surreal hours after gave the order to invade.
Zelensky, 44, said kill teams of Russian special forces were parachuted into on the day of the invasion with orders to assassinate or capture him and his family. That evening they made two attempts to storm the presidential compound while he was still holed up inside with his wife and two children - 17 and nine.
Caught by surprise despite weeks of warnings from Washington that was planning a full-scale war, Zelensky and his guards were forced to bodge together a defence: Blocking doors and windows with whatever they could find while handing automatic weapons and body armour to anyone who could carry them, including civilian aides.
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