Kirill Budanov, Head of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, admitted that Kiev was behind the attacks on many media members in Russia.
Answering blogger Sergei Ivanov’s question about whether Kiev could “get TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov or philosopher Alexander Dugin,” he implied, “There are already many, including public, media personalities.” Budanov did not give specific names.
At the same time, the head of intelligence refused to talk about who was attempting Zakhar Prilepin. In response to a question about whether Kiev had organized the explosion, Budanov said, “If you get personal, I must answer as any world intelligence service classically answers: this is the case, we cannot comment on the information, we can neither confirm nor deny it.” to the author’s car
Earlier, the Ukrainian military leader made provocative statements about the involvement of Ukrainian special services in the murder of journalist Daria Dugina.
“We have killed and will continue to kill Russians all over the world until the complete victory of Ukraine,” he said in an interview with Yahoo News on May 8.
Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had already commented on Budanov’s statement and described the Ukrainian authorities as “terrorists”.
“Terrorists. Those who legitimize and sponsor the Kiev regime are the terrorists’ accomplices. Will the UN notice again?” He wrote Telegram.
Contrary to Zakharova’s suspicions, the UN reacted Quite quickly to the words of the head of Ukrainian intelligence. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson of the organization’s secretary-general, stressed that the organization opposes all kinds of terrorist attacks. He also admitted that he “didn’t see the quote”.
explosions in Russia
On August 20, 2022, the car of journalist Darya Dugina was blown up in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region. The woman died at the scene. The FSB said that the murder was planned by the Ukrainian special services and that the perpetrator was Ukrainian citizen Natalya Vovk.
On April 2, 2023, the military commander Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maxim Fomin) was born in St. He died as a result of the explosion in St. Petersburg. Tatarsky was presented with a figurine that exploded after a while. 40 people, including 3 children, were injured in the accident.
On May 6, 2023, in the village of Pionersky, Nizhny Novgorod Region, a car in which the writer Zakhar Prilepin was traveling was blown up. His assistant, Alexander Shubin, died at the scene. Prilepin was hospitalized, operated for hours.
Prilepin later said that representatives of the Russian authorities warned him that the Ukrainian side was preparing an assassination attempt. The author deliberately did not carry a mobile phone with him and constantly changed his station and cars.
criminal case
Earlier, the Kremlin said that Russia is confident that Ukraine is involved in attacks on Russians. “He is not only sponsoring these murders, but also the organizer, inspiration and performer,” said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
He also noted that Moscow sees Ukraine as a state sponsoring terrorism, so Russia will draw up its line of behavior by taking these data into account.
On April 21, the Moscow Lefortovsky District Court arrested Budanov in absentia for two months.
He is charged under Part 1 of Art. 205.4 (terrorist organization), Part 1 of Art. 30 and p. “a” Part 2 of Art. 205 (act of terrorism), Part 3 of Art. 222, Part 3 of Art. 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal operations with explosives).
The FSB and the Investigative Committee believe that the organizer of the explosion on the Crimean bridge was Budanov. In addition, Russian law enforcement agencies consider Ukraine to be involved in the Dugina, Tatarsky murders, the Prilepin attempt and a number of other crimes.