Traitors under fire: Kremlin allies seek added protection
Collaborators appointed by the Kremlin are concerned about a series of successful operations to eliminate Ukraine's enemies behind Russian lines and in temporarily occupied territories. They are requesting additional protection, reports the Ukrainian National Resistance Centre. Among those seeking protection is Volodymyr Saldo, who defected to the Russian side.
According to the agency, in light of recent successful attacks in Russia and occupied territories, the leadership of the occupation administrations "asked Russian fighters for additional protection for their deputies and department heads."
A traitor to Ukraine fears for his life
"Currently, enhanced protection is given to the main collaborators who do not move independently, and Volodymyr Saldo (a traitor to Ukraine, appointed by the Kremlin as the governor of the Kherson region) hardly appears on the left bank of the region, serving a nominal function as far away from combat zones as possible," reads the statement.
The Centre claims that, for Moscow, traitors hold little value—except for a few key figures. "The rest are merely disposable material, and their deaths are even advantageous for the Kremlin, as it allows the creation of a death cult while simultaneously replacing them with newcomers from other regions. Therefore, no additional protection will be granted," it adds.
Encouraging reporting on collaborators
The National Resistance Centre emphasises that all traitors will be identified and held accountable. It also encourages sending useful information to special services that might help eliminate collaborators.
Currently, Saldo is governor of the Kherson region in Ukraine, a position granted to him by Vladimir Putin. Before the war in Ukraine, he served as the mayor of Kherson and was a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from 2012 to 2014 (until the annexation of Crimea). He fled to Russia but returned, intending to run for city mayor.
In August 2022, Saldo was reportedly poisoned and fell into a coma. On 30th September 2022, he participated in an official ceremony in Moscow, where Vladimir Putin confirmed the results of the "referendum," recognising the "independence" of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
A series of successful attacks
In recent days, there have been a series of attacks on Russian military personnel and engineers. Among the injured was the commandant of the Russian penal colony in Olenivka. Near Moscow, the body of a rocket engineer was found, and a bomb in a scooter killed Gen. Igor Kirillov in the capital itself.
