Was there ever any doubt the Russians would blame Ukraine for yesterday’s car-bomb killing of General Yaroslav Moskalik? In fact, on the very day of the bombing, the Kremlin had already said that “[Kyiv] continues its involvement in terrorist activities inside our country.” [Frances Mao, BBC News, April 26, 2025.]

No surprise there . . . not really. But it is mind-boggling to note how quickly they managed to apprehend someone they identify as “Ukrainian special services agent Ignat Kuzi [for] plant[ing] explosives in a Volkswagen Golf” . . . which were then allegedly detonated remotely from Ukraine. [Id.]

According to the FSB (Federal Security Service), Kuzi was a spy who had been recruited by Ukraine in 2023, and had arrived in Moscow by car in September of that year. He has supposedly been in Moscow, spying for Ukraine, for nearly two years without detection; but within 24 hours of allegedly committing this crime, he has been identified, apprehended, and given a full confession.

That’s some amazing police work!

Russian media say that the FSB has released a video of Kuzi giving a confession, along with footage of his arrest and of the bomb’s components [id.] . . . though I haven’t seen any photographs of the suspect in the news reports as yet. And thus far, there has been no comment on the matter from Ukrainian authorities.

It’s still early days, though, so we will have to wait and see how it plays out . . . or whether it simply gets swept under the proverbial rug.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
4/26/25