Moscow [Russia], April 6: On April 5, the Russian Investigative Committee announced that it was examining the possible involvement of "Ukrainian intelligence and international Islamic terrorist organizations" in planning and financing the theater attack in the region. Moscow on March 22, killing 144 people.
Investigators also discovered pro- Ukrainian images on the suspects' phones, revealing a link between the attack and Russia's special military campaign in Ukraine, according to TASS News Agency. Kyiv has denied all accusations of involvement in the attack, which was claimed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State ( IS ).
Regarding the conflict, Politico newspaper quoted Chief of Staff of Ukrainian President Andrii Yermak as saying on April 4 that Ukraine hopes the US Congress will approve a military aid package this month because Kyiv is approaching a "critical moment". . The Ukrainian Air Force yesterday said it had shot down all 13 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched by Russia overnight. The Ukrainian army also denied that Russian forces had entered the outskirts of the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk province, although it admitted that the war situation there was very difficult.
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it shot down 53 Ukrainian UAVs in Russian territory, mostly in Rostov province. Rostov-on-Don, the capital of Rostov, is where the headquarters of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine is located. Reuters cited sources revealing that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the country's army coordinated an attack on the Morozovsk air base in Rostov, destroying 6 military aircraft and damaging 8 others. Moscow did not comment on this information.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper