The Russian pro Putin newspaper “Komsomol Truth” launched a version of the alleged “participation of foreign special services” in the explosion of the Crimean bridge due to the starting point of Bulgaria in the route of the truck, from which the explosion on 8 October is expected.
The media released unofficial information about the investigation, according to which “two heavy machines were activated in the operation”.
The cargo inside them represented 22 pallets with aluminum rolls ordered by a Ukrainian citizen. The goods went from Bulgaria to Georgia first by sea: they arrived in the Georgian port of Poti. From there he was loaded onto a tugboat with a foreign license plate.
From Poti, the truck goes to Armenia, where it is checked by customs officials according to the rules of the Customs Union (Russia’s “free” trade system with several former USSR countries and other countries).
“This is assumed to be a typical and unsuspected route for international shipments entering Russia,” the publication wrote. From there, the truck crossed back into Russian territory via Georgia – more precisely the “Verkhniy Lars” checkpoint – the point through which thousands of Russians fled due to the mobilization.
The last point of the route was the city of Armavir in the Krasnodar Territory. From there, the cargo was transferred to another tugboat, which went to the Crimea.
“Komsomolskaya Pravda” began to develop their own version – with no more concrete evidence than information on the route – that “judging by everything, the explosion was somehow placed in the aluminum rolls. And so it was not visible on X-rays. . And this was done in Bulgaria. This means that, in addition to Ukraine, foreign special services may have participated in the organization of this terrorist act. “
On Sunday, the director of the Russian investigation, Alexander Bastrikin, involved several countries – including Bulgaria – in the investigation into the explosion of the bridge in Crimea.
He said the alleged plot involved Ukraine’s special services and citizens of Russia and foreign countries “who helped prepare this terrorist act.”
So far, no credible evidence has been provided in this direction. It is also unclear how the cargo passed border controls in four countries, including Russia, with no one detecting the suspected explosives.
No reaction from the Bulgarian authorities after the statements in Moscow on Sunday evening.
