"The circumstances of the organization of the attempted murder of popular Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy, who lives in Spain, have been established. Once again, Ukraine's special services are behind the terrorist action against a journalist undesirable to the Kiev regime," the source said.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry attempted to physically eliminate Shariy and hold Russia responsible for his murder, the source added.
"According to the data received, the preparation of the assassination attempt on March 6, 2024, was carried out by the Main Intelligence Directorate ... which, in close cooperation with the Security Service, developed a 'false flag' operation with the aim of physically eliminating the blogger, while placing responsibility for his murder on Russia. The operation was directly supervised by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kyrylo Budanov," the source said.
Spanish law enforcement officers did not take the investigation into the circumstances of the assassination attempt seriously, the source said, adding that they did not go to inspect the scene of the assassination attempt and did not interview witnesses.
"On behalf of the Russian special services, Ukrainian agents recruited participants in the assassination attempt from among ethnic Ukrainians living in Spain and representatives of local criminals. As part of the operation, surveillance was carried out, traffic routes were identified, weapons were delivered and handed over to the criminals," the source said.