The Ukrainian attack on Friday, September 22, on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea was “carried out at the request of the American and British intelligence services” and coordinated with them, Diplomacy accused a Russian on Wednesday, September 27 before.
Published on: 09/27/2023 – 12:48
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“There is not the slightest doubt that the attack was planned in advance using Western intelligence services, NATO satellite equipment and reconnaissance aircraft,” Russian diplomatic spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed. It was “implemented at the request of the American and British intelligence services and in close coordination with them,” she added during her weekly press conference.
There CrimeaA Ukrainian region annexed by Moscow in 2014 is at the heart of Russia’s military system in its offensive against Ukraine, both to supply troops occupying southern Ukraine and to carry out attacks.
Kiev, in the midst of a counteroffensive, is trying to bring the fight to this peninsula, where there have been increased rocket and drone attacks in recent weeks. London and Washington have not yet responded to the allegations of Russian diplomacy.
Difficult identification of victims
Ukraine claimed to have killed about thirty officials in Friday’s attack, including Fleet Commander in the Black Sea, Viktor Sokolov. But the Russian Defense Ministry released images on Tuesday showing the officials taking part in a video conference.
The Ukrainian special forces announced that they were “clarifying” their information and pointed out that it was difficult to identify the victims.
On Wednesday, the Zvezda television channel, the official media of the Russian army, broadcast a short, undated video interview on Telegram that purported to show commander Viktor Sokolov praising the successes of his troops. AFP was unable to verify the accuracy or date of these images.
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(With AFP)