Russia's Former Pick to Be Ukraine's Puppet Leader Is Shot in CrimeaOleg Tsaryov, a pro-Russian businessman and former lawmaker, was said to have been wounded in the attack. Moscow had planned to set him up as head of government in Kyiv if its invasion had succeeded.
Source: Russia's Former Pick to Be Ukraine's Puppet Leader Is Shot in Crimea (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/world/europe/oleg-tsaryov-ukraine-russia.html)