The Lefortovo court ordered the arrest in absentia of the head of the Bellingcat broadcasting (the publication is recognized in Russia as a foreign media agent and included in the list of undesirable organizations), Bulgarian citizen Hristo Grozev for illegally crossing the border. Russian Federation. This was reported by Telegram channel »To climb“.
The court also arrested the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov.
Previously reported in relation to Grozev excited criminal case.
December 26, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia announced Grozev is on the wanted list fake About the actions of the Russian army.
In July, Russia’s FSB statedThe chief inspector of Bellingcat participated in the operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR) hijacking the warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces. According to the department, he found two female couriers through the Grozev coordinator. At the railway station in Lipetsk, they met with a courier hired by Ukrainian intelligence officers from Moscow who brought an advance of $4,000 for the Russian pilot who allegedly agreed to abduct.
28 December Press Office of the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev reportedIt has been reported that the country’s authorities have taken measures to ensure the safety of journalist Khristo Grozev, who has been placed on the wanted list in the Russian Federation.