Stash of ammunition reportedly used for assassination attempt on Prilepin found near Moscow
Alexander Bastrykin, the head of Russia’s Federal Investigative Committee, said that a stash of ammunition used for the attempted assassination of nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin was found near Moscow.
Bastrykin claims that the assassination attempt against Prilepin was a special operation organized by Ukrainian special services. He also claims that the person charged with carrying out the assassination attempt [didn’t act alone]. His accomplices have not yet been identified.
The Telegram channel You Listened to Mayak posted a video recording of Bastrykin’s comments at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
Alexander Permyakov, the man accused of carrying out the car blast that injured Russian nationalist politician and writer Zakhar Prilepin on May 6, has officially been charged with the illegal storing of explosives by an organized group and with committing a terrorist attack.
