Andrii Yusov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, stated that the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack was a deliberate provocation by Russian special services and part of a joint special operation with strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.

This is a deliberate provocation by the Russian special services. Aging Russian dictator Putin is starting to repeat himself. He started his political career with such crimes and is trying to end it with these things.

The international community was well informed about the preparation of such provocations and warned its citizens in Russia in advance about the possibility of their implementation.

Today's strikes on Ukrainian critical infrastructure and civilian objects and the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall are one joint special operation carried out by the Russian special services.

Russian special services in Russia have the most experience in preparing and implementing terrorist attack scenarios against their own population.

Ukrainian intelligence does not rule out that similar terrorist attacks may be carried out in Russia again.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) stated that the terrorist attack was a deliberate provocation by Putin's regime that had been anticipated by the international community.

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) called the shooting a 'deliberate provocation by Putin's special services.'

The group issued a statement saying 'Islamic State fighters attacked a large gathering of Christians...on the outskirts of the Russian capital, Moscow, killing and wounding hundreds'