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In the criminal o in the case, five Russian citizens, three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia, were detained in connection with the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge on October 8, the FSB informs.
It is specified that the movement of the truck with explosives along the entire route was coordinated by an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, who introduced himself as “Ivan Ivanovich”.
According to the agency, the terrorists managed to disguise the explosive device under rolls of polyethylene film on 22 pallets with a total weight of more than 22 tons. At the beginning of August, the cargo was sent from the port of Odessa to Ruse, Bulgaria.
Earlier it was reported that the investigation of the explosion on the Crimean bridge is still ongoing. The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, announced on his Telegram channel that he is introducing a high “yellow” level of terrorist threat in the territory of the Kerch district and Leninsky district in the region. Let us remind you that these are the municipalities of Crimea closest to the Crimean Bridge. According to the head of the republic, the measure is in place from 11 October to 20:00 on 23 October to ensure security and anti-terrorist protection.