It was a novel spy plot that inspired by Israeli intelligence exploding wireless devices and Hezbollah militants: Hide small bombs in the sunglasses used by Russian soldiers to manage drones. Forgive these glasses under the name of the Russian military and humanitarian aid. Then wait for the explosions.
Russian News Agency Tass, the sunglasses reported suspect provocation before This month and Thursday, a large Ukrainian official confirmed that Ukraine's military intelligence agency and the scheme, known as Hur. Ukrainian news came out about Outlet Sinzilne Explosions Previously Thursday.
Israel killed in Ukrainian plot had not the same public consequences doz them Thousands of Lebanon, including people and civilians. When many sunglasses were reported this month, the plot, mainly, according to the social media posts, the Russian soldiers were cautious about the use of glasses in the future.
Although Russian servicemen often did not disclose the number of casualties, no one was injured or killed. Speaking about the anonymity to discuss intelligence issues, the Ukrainian official said that the New York Times was a loss, but the operation continues to not disclose the numbers.
Boooby-trapped sunglasses were the latest salvo in the long-lasting Spy-vs-spy battle between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties were accused of using operators to kill military leaders and activists.
Ukrainian officials claimed Russia's network protection and various accused of wide SPAL agents a nursea Church Deacona High-level officer Ukraine's intelligence agency. Russia closed Ukraine's assassination of prominent figures, including orkestror in a general killed with bombs In Moscow and An ultranational commentator.
The Great Ukrainian official, Ukrainians in September, Ukrainians after the Ukrainian officials launched an operation of Israel in September, in September piercer He exploded after Hezbollah, killing 20 and was injured about 2,700. The next day, the walks of Hezbollah members kills more and killing more.
Ukrainians knew that the Russians did not use pagers or walks. Instead, they used many first-person-review drones or FPV drones, and pilots needed special glasses to fly them.
Igor Paapov, a Russian businessman and vocal supporters of a Russian army, who developed e-warfare equipment and supplying electronic warfare equipment, sagly Changed Skyzone Cobra X V4 Drone Glasses produced in China on telegram on telegram. Mr Papov, who previously quoted by the Russian news agency, claimed to have forgiven a man named Rome.
In an interview with the New York Times on Thursday, Mr. Potapov said he had heard about those waiting for the day before broadcasting the telegram and contributed to the Russian army with voluntary rumors. Skyzone Cobra goggles were famous for Russian operators because they were cheap.
Although the goggles did not exploded, Mr. Potapov said they had exploded when opening.
“Information about humanitarian provocation,” he said, placed the pictures of the mail label for the eyeglasses and pictures of devices. “The glasses were taken for FPV drones, when opened, when the explosion occurs.”
Mr. Potapov also said no one was injured in the interview.
A video that the devices previously showed appeared On a Russian pro-combant program called “Engineers”. The channel's operators claimed that the goggles were distributed through volunteers and “without their knowledge” and were called to a mass attack. According to them, the Russian army complained to the explosive sunglasses.
The channel was reported to be 15 grams of plastic explosives and detonators of each device. Explosive items are collected in boxes with 3-D printers installed in a fan site. For the front authors, engineers showed boxes for glasses “showed the fine signs of the opening.”
Oleksandra mykolyyshyn From Kiev and Labzina night From London.