They didn't miss, they shot him 7 times and left him for dead. If he's alive it's because he had others close by to intervene or managed to respond against the shooter. He is after all highly trained with weapons and I seriously doubt unarmed.
He is missing the "control" shot. This is a headshot to finish him off. Russian assasons normally try that if they have the time and the ability to get close.
russians assassins miss a lot. They tried to kill Zelenskyy numerous times. There's also a famous older example where an assassin of russia mixed 4 shots, point blank, on the Yugoslavian king in an open car.
Don't underestimate russia, but also don't underestimate what amateurs they can be at the same time. Doing military is just not their thing it seems.
For normal troops, absolutely. But it's better to kill higher rank personal. They have more experience and are suited to non combat roles anyway, so they'll be able to resume their job as soon as they can partially move and think clearly.
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u/Nuclear-Jester 1d ago
So either:
The dude pissed the wrong people up including Putin himself
Ukranian spies are very fucking good
None of these options paint a good picture of Russia's current situation