He said: Ukraine has established a "massive spy network" in Russia. Russia | Ukraine | spy network
According to today's Russian television website on August 11th, Mikhail Podolyak, a senior aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, claimed that Ukrainian intelligence agencies have established a massive espionage network in Russia. He asserted that Russia will be increasingly attacked by drones.
According to reports, Podolyak claimed in an interview with Ukrainian television that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense's Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency "have established a fairly efficient network in Russia.".
He said, "I think the number of such incidents will increase." He refers to the large explosion that occurred on the 9th at the Zagorsk Optical Machinery Factory in the town of Sergeyev, which resulted in one death and 80 injuries.
The Russian authorities stated that the explosion occurred at a factory that produces fireworks products. Although investigators are still investigating the matter, they deny that the incident was caused by a drone attack. A source told Russian news agency that the explosion was caused by "technical program violations".
Podoliak also asserted that the number of drone attacks on Russia will increase. However, he did not claim that the attack was carried out by the Ukrainian side, but instead attributed the responsibility to "unidentified drones.". Russian officials have repeatedly identified the culprits of the attacks, accusing Ukraine of carrying out "terrorist attacks" on civilian targets in Moscow, Crimea, and other places.
When discussing the issue of drone attacks, Podolyak claimed that Ukraine "did not wage war on Russian territory" and hinted that the recent events in Russia were the result of Russia's "self destruction".
According to reports, Andrei Yusov, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Intelligence Agency, just issued a statement on the 10th, confirming that the "Shaman" special operations camp in Kiev was indeed involved in destructive activities within Russia.
The Times previously reported that members of this Ukrainian unit had been active in Russia for over a year, attempting to assassinate senior Russian commanders and attack infrastructure.