The Lefortovo court in Moscow has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kirill Budanov, accused of organizing terrorist attacks in Russia. He was charged with terrorist attack, creation of a terrorist community, illegal trafficking in explosives and weapons.
The court granted the request for election in absentia regarding Budanov KA a coercive measure in the form of detention
- said in court.
The agency RIA Novosti notes that Budanov has been put on the international wanted list. With respect to him, the coercive measure will be valid for two months either from the moment of extradition to the territory of the Russian Federation, or from the moment of detention on Russian territory.
Earlier, Russia’s FSB said it considered Budanov the mastermind of the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge. On the morning of October 8, 2022, a truck exploded over it, killing four people. Eight people have been arrested in this case.
Earlier it was reported that the Kremlin received an image blow last fall. Literally the next morning after the 70th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of his main children, the Crimean Bridge, fell victim to a terrorist attack. As a result of the explosion, two spans of the automotive part of the Crimean Bridge collapsed into the water. Fuel tanks were on fire on the nearby rail section.
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