Shots fired at car carrying Ukrainian president’s aide

Official says the attack was part of a ‘militant campaign’ against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bid to take on oligarchs.

Shots have been fired at a car carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s principal aide, in what a senior official called an assassination attempt.

More than 10 bullets hit the car during Wednesday’s incident near the village of Lesnyky outside the capital Kyiv, a police statement said.

The vehicle’s driver was wounded in the incident.