Russia says there is ‘no doubt’ of UK and US involvement in Ukrainian attack on Crimea – Prime Time Zone

Satellite image of the Ukrainian attack on the Russian headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea

Diplomatic spokesman L RussiaMaria Zakharova was accused United kingdom And the we From planning the attack that was carried out on Friday the 22nd Ukraine in Crimea. “There is no doubt that the attack was planned in advance, using Western intelligence resources, NATO satellite equipment, and reconnaissance aircraft. Zakharova said that the attack occurred at the request of the American and British intelligence services and in close coordination with them. The annexed Ukrainian peninsula is In 2014, Moscow was a key element in the Russian military apparatus mobilized in the attack on Ukraine, to send supplies to the forces occupying the south of the country and to carry out attacks. So far, London and Washington have not responded to Moscow’s accusations.

In its counteroffensive, which began in June, Kiev is taking the fighting to the peninsula, where it has intensified missile and drone attacks in recent weeks. Ukraine said it killed more than 30 Russian soldiers in Friday’s attack, including the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov. However, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video on Tuesday showing the admiral in a video conference, and said the meeting took place on the same day. A few hours later, the Ukrainian special operations unit said it had “found” its information, and claimed it was difficult to identify the victims.

*With information from Agence France-Presse