Ukrainian intelligence rejects Putin's accusations that terrorists were heading to Ukraine

Andrii Yusov, spokesman for Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence emphasised that the version spread by Russia about the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Moscow Oblast fleeing to Ukraine "does not withstand any criticism."

Source: Interfax Ukraine, citing Yusov on air of the national joint 24/7 newscast 

Quote from Yusov: "You don't need to be a security expert for this. The full-scale war has been going on for over two years, and border territories are saturated with enemy troops, special agents, representatives of intelligence agencies, and law enforcement officers. 

The border line is mined, and surveillance is conducted by all means, including aerial reconnaissance, from both sides. Oblasts like Belgorod and Kursk are currently active combat zones after recent events. And, understandably, this version does not withstand criticism understood by everyone in the world except perhaps the Russian population, which may be indoctrinated.

There are all signs that we are dealing precisely with such activities of Russian secret services. Furthermore, it is quite probable that there will be an escalation of hysteria, the tightening of screws, and even the elimination of even the formal remnants of civil rights and freedoms."

Details: The intelligence is confident that Moscow's actions will not have a significant impact on the course of the war. Yusov also believes that Russia will try to use the terrorist attack to change the situation on the international stage.

Background: 

• Earlier, the FSB claimed that the terrorists were detained in the Bryansk region, not far from the border with Ukraine, and that they were heading to Ukraine because "they have connections there."
• Russian leader Vladimir Putin also stated that, allegedly, the suspects in the terrorist attack "had a window prepared" for crossing the border with Ukraine.

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