Saturday, January 03, 2026

Ukraine Tricks Russia Into Paying $500K Bounty for Fake Death

Ukraine staged the death of a high-ranked Russian fighting on Kyiv's side to prevent him being killed on Moscow's orders and lure out those involved in the plot, Ukrainian military intelligence announced on Thursday.

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How Ukraine's military intelligence faked the death of Denis Kapustin, a Russian commander fighting for Kyiv. HUR has published video of Kapustin's staged "death," which the agency used to collect a $500,000 bounty. The video shows a drone strike on a minibus with Kapustin inside.

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-- The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) Jan 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM

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imo, brilliant move.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-02 10:16 PM

Awesome. The orcs are so effing stoopid! Slava Ukraine!

#2 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2026-01-03 03:28 PM

Is this where the decomposing orange pedo calls Putin a savvy genius?

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-03 08:56 PM

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