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Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service opens "scoring" in eliminated Russian war criminals

Sofia Polonska
30 April, 2025 Wednesday
21:10

Military expert and former SBU officer (2004-2015) Ivan Stupak commented on the liquidation of Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik

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He made the statement during a broadcast on the Espreso TV channel.

"As soon as the explosion happened with General Moskalik, I personally contacted various of our agencies and asked, 'Is it you? Can I congratulate you?' I heard back, 'No, it's not us.' Then I called another agency, and again the same: 'No, it's not us either.' I was really surprised because usually, they say right away, 'Yes, it's us. See, we can act.' But this time, two agencies denied involvement," Stupak said.

According to the military expert, on April 29, the President of Ukraine reported that he had met with the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, who briefed him on the liquidation.

"So I conclude that the Foreign Intelligence Service, using football terminology, has opened the scoring in eliminated Russian war criminals within the Russian Federation," Stupak emphasized.

The military expert also added that the current head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine is a person who previously worked in the Main Intelligence Directorate.

"I think he recruited the best employees with experience in similar eliminations. Pay attention to the style: it looks very similar to the way General Kirilov was removed. There was a scooter in that case, here it's a car, but in both cases, webcams were used for surveillance and remote detonation," Stupak remarked.

Currently, the Russian community is mourning the loss of General Moskalik. They say he was a smart man, able to coordinate complex military operations across the entire theater of war. His death is a truly painful loss for the enemy. 

"I want to believe that they no longer have people of his caliber, as he was responsible for planning military operations," Stupak concluded.

  • On April 25, in the town of Balashikha, in the Moscow region of Russia, a car exploded, resulting in the death of General Yaroslav Moskalik, a high-ranking officer in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
  • On the evening of April 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the results of reports from the heads of the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Security Service of Ukraine. The president was informed about the "elimination of high-ranking commanders of the Russian armed forces."
  • General-Lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik, who died last week due to a car explosion in Balashikha, was involved in preparing documents related to the Ukrainian conflict for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Andrei Belousov.
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