Mystery surrounds Russia oil site strike blamed on Ukraine, claimed by no one
A brazen attack against a Russian oil depot in the border region of Belgorod has elicited international attention but few answers, as Ukrainian officials deflected accusations of their country's involvement in the attack and some even alleged Moscow itself had staged the strike.
At a press conference in Poland, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he could neither confirm nor deny the attack. Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzyanyk took a similar stance when speaking to reporters. Ukrainian Security Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov later appeared to further distance his country's forces from the operation, telling national television that"for some reason, they say that we did it, but according to our information this does not correspond to reality."on the condition of anonymity said with"99.9%" certainty that the attack was actually a Russian strike conducted deliberately to place the blame on Ukraine.
"In order to fly to Belgorod, it was necessary to fly through the entire territory of the DPR unnoticed and return back," the senior Ukrainian intelligence official said."Do you think this is real?" A still image from footage broadcast by the Russian Emergencies Ministry shows the purported aftermath of an April 1 airstrike against a fuel depot in the city of Belgorod, about 18 miles from the border with Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic recognized by Russia. The regional governor has blamed two Ukrainian helicopter for conducting the attack, though Kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied the involvement of its forces.
"Russia has planned provocations to try to escalate the situation," Mendel said. She noted Moscow's history of false flag attacks, disinformation, and propaganda, and said that Russia's poor battlefield performance has left the Kremlin in a difficult negotiating position. Putin might see escalation as a way to regain leverage, Mendel said.
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