FILE PHOTO: Kirill Budanov, the head of the Chief Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry © Mustafa Ciftci / Anadolu Agency
RT: Russia charges Ukrainian commanders with terrorism S
py chief Kirill Budanov and three others have been accused of launching drone attacks on civilian targets in Russia
The Russian Investigative Committee has identified four senior Ukrainian military officials as the masterminds of over 100 “terrorist attacks” involving drones targeting civilian infrastructure.
In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said it has collected enough evidence to charge the four commanders in absentia with terrorism-related crimes. Russia will seek the arrests of the suspects, it said.
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Update: Russian authorities charge Kiev intel head Budanov in absentia for cross-border drone hits (TASS)
WNU Editor: Ukraine has already labelled Russia’s top political and military leadership as terrorists. But this Russian government decision to charge these officials has consequences. It gives a green-light to the Russian military that these men are now priority targets.