Three police officers in Moscow, two late last year and one last week, were killed when explosive devices they were carrying were detonated remotely, Russian Interior Ministry Spokeswoman Irina Volk said.
“Recently and at the end of last year, the actions of citizens acting under the influence of Ukrainian criminals claimed the lives of three capital police officers. In both cases, objects they were carrying were detonated remotely,” she wrote on Max. Volk explained that mobile communications, social networks, and messengers are actively used by Ukrainian security services to recruit Russians to commit various crimes.
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Source: TASS News
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