The highest official in the attached Russia, Crimeasaid today that the FSB security service dismantled a terrorist cell of a banned Islamist group of six, the day after the explosions that thundered there at one of the Russian military bases.

“They are all in custody. The actions of the terrorists were coordinated, as expected, from the territory of the terrorist state of Ukraine,” official Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram.

So far, there are no comments from Ukraine.

Aksyonov said the suspects were members of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Russia.

The FSB statement did not say whether the detainees were involved in the bombings that took place yesterday, Tuesday, at a base in Dzhankoy in northern Crimea and last week at a Russian military base in western Crimea, where satellite imagery showed eight Russian warplanes. . destroyed. .

However, the statement lists Dzhankoy and the city of Yalta as two of the places where the core was “neutralized”. Yesterday, Tuesday, the Russian authorities blamed saboteurs for the explosions in Dzhankoy.

The FSB said the cell recruited local Muslims and accused it of terrorist activities.

Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for shelling bases in Crimea.

Military analysts are talking about the possible involvement of Ukrainian rebel organizations or special forces operating behind enemy lines.

^{Source: APE-MEB, Reuters}