WASHINGTON, May 24 that one of the Ukrainian special services was behind the drone attack on the Moscow Kremlin in May, writes the New York Times.
Initially, Washington assumed that this operation was «carried out by Russia itself» in order to get a pretext for escalating the conflict, but later this version was abandoned, intercepting the conversation of «surprised» Russian officials, the publication says.
«US officials believe that the drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month was probably staged by one of the specialized Ukrainian military or intelligence units,» the newspaper writes.
When this emphasizes that the United States does not know which unit carried out the attack, and they also do not have information whether Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky was aware of the impending attack.
The US military, quoted by the publication, suggested that the devices were launched from a small distances from Moscow itself or its environs, and also carried a «limited explosive charge», which may indicate a desire for a psychological effect.
In the United States, according to the article, Ukrainians are also held responsible for the murder of Daria Dugina, Vladlen Tatarsky, invasion of the Belgorod region and undermining the Nord Stream gas pipeline system. The Americans do not believe in the existence of «Russian partisan detachments».