Chinese media make fun of FSB "investigation" into Kerch Bridge case
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — THURSDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2022, 18:10
One of China’s largest media outlets has published an article regarding the investigation into the Kerch Bridge case, including a sarcastic comment from Ukrainian intelligence that the activities of Russia’s FSB are nonsense and the agency itself is fake.
Source: the press service of Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, referring to the article "Ukraine responds to Russia’s conclusions in the case of the Kerch Bridge - they’re nonsense"
Details: Guancha, one of China’s most influential media outlets, published a comment from Andrii Yusov, a representative of Ukrainian Intelligence: "All the activities of the FSB and the investigative commission are nonsense. These are fake agencies that serve Putin. We will definitely not comment on their latest statement. It is surprising, but not a single business card was found in the Kerch Bridge area [a reference to Yarosh’s business card, an Internet meme ridiculing Russian propaganda which went viral in 2014]."
For reference: Guancha.cn is one of the largest Chinese media outlets. Its website has 36.7 million visitors and its audience on YouTube is 36.7 million.
Background:
- On the morning of 8 October, it was reported that a large fire had broken out on the railway section of the Crimean Bridge. The occupation authorities in Crimea claimed that a truck had exploded on the bridge. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Konstantinov, the so-called head of the Parliament of Crimea, said that the road surface on the Crimean Bridge had been damaged by "Ukrainian vandals".
- Ukrainska Pravda sources reported that the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) was behind the explosion on the Crimean Bridge that occurred on early 8 October.
- Russia’s FSB announced an investigation into the explosion on the Crimean Bridge. A total of eight people have been detained and, according to the investigators, Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and Kyrylo Budanov, its head, are responsible for orchestrating the explosion.
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