Ukrainian officials deny involvement in the terrible assault on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, but Russian authorities continue to link them. An Islamic State offshoot, which recruits primarily from former Soviet nations in Central Asia, claimed the March 22 attack.
Since the 145-person mass shooting and fire, Russian officials have blamed Ukraine. Kyiv strongly denies any involvement, while an Islamic State branch has claimed responsibility.
Russian officials continue to push the narrative despite a lack of proof, perhaps trying to deflect attention from their security agencies’ inability to prevent the assault.
One of the arrested suspects’ phones had images of people in Ukrainian-flagged camouflage uniforms against wrecked structures, Russia’s Investigative Committee said Friday. The phone also carried an inflammatory Ukrainian postage stamp image, although the text was not published.
The committee also said that one suspect supplied their handler photographs of music venue access roads and entrances on February 24, the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These facts, the committee says, show a link between the assault and Russia’s military activities in Ukraine.
Despite these allegations, the committee’s statements are unconfirmed. Four people were arrested in Bryansk after the incident, allegedly for the gunshots and went for Ukraine. Tajik people charged with terrorism appeared in a Moscow court with heavy beatings.
The incident has sparked doubts about security shortcomings under President Vladimir Putin, who has always opposed terrorism. As investigations continue, the incident’s intricacies highlight Russia-Ukraine tensions and terrorism in the area.
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