FSB Director Bortnikov: Ukraine’s involvement in the terrorist attack at Crocus has been established
The Federal Security Service (FSB) established the involvement of Ukrainian military intelligence in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk in March 2024. This was stated by the Chairman of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC), Director of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov at a meeting of the NAC.
At the same time, the customer of the attack on Crocus has not yet been named.
Bortnikov spoke about the work of Ukrainian and Western intelligence services to recruit criminals
The head of the FSB said that Ukrainian and Western intelligence services are expanding the range of possible perpetrators recruited to commit high-profile crimes in Russia, and also provide assistance in their training and equipment to international terrorist organizations.
An illustrative example is the involvement of Ukrainian military intelligence in the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.
Bortnikov also noted that “the enemy, with the support of the United States and other NATO countries,” is trying to weaken support for the Russian army and provoke panic among citizens. “Attempts to penetrate into the regions bordering Ukraine by neo-Nazi armed formations and sabotage and reconnaissance groups do not stop,” noted the chairman of the NAC.
Earlier, Bortnikov said that the organizer of the terrorist attack at Crocus was abroad
In early May, Bortnikov said that Russian intelligence services “practically guess” who ordered the attack on Crocus. According to him, the main organizer of the terrorist attack is abroad. The FSB director refused to provide more specific information, citing the secrecy of the investigation. “In our operational work, we need to ensure that our work leads to a specific result,” he concluded.
Bortnikov said one of the goals of the terrorist attack was the desire to damage Russia’s relations with the CIS countries. He noted that customers used religious and national factors for this.
18 people arrested in connection with the terrorist attack
The terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk Crocus City Hall occurred on March 22 before the concert of the Picnic group. Four armed men burst into the building, opened fire with machine guns and set fire to the concert hall. As a result of the attack, 144 people were killed and over 500 people were injured.
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Currently, 18 people have been arrested in connection with the terrorist attack, and two more are under recognizance not to leave the place. Several criminal cases have been initiated under articles on a terrorist act, preparation for a terrorist attack, participation in the activities of a terrorist organization, as well as illegal trafficking in weapons and explosives. Also, the defendants in the case are accused of participating in the activities of the Vilayat Khorasan organization (belongs to the Afghan wing of the terrorist organization “Islamic State” banned in the Russian Federation).
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