In a grave accusation, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed that Ukraine is plotting a false flag operation targeting civilians, specifically a children’s hospital or kindergarten, in order to manufacture a crisis that could sway international opinion. This alleged tactic, framed as an “inhumane provocation,” is said to involve Ukrainian intelligence and military leaders, with the aim of justifying long-range strikes into Russian territory and exerting pressure on global powers like Iran and North Korea.
Ukraine is preparing a false flag operation, in which a children’s hospital or kindergarten could be hit by an alleged Russian missile strike, according to Russia’a Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
In a statement on Monday, the SVR claimed that the “inhumane provocation” is being masterminded by the leaders of Ukrainian intelligence and the military at the advice of “US handlers“.
Their goal is to cause a large number of casualties and publicize the event through the international media, the agency added.
RT reports: Kiev hopes that its plot will help justify long-range strikes using Western weapons deep inside Russia, the SVR believes. The US would then use the incident to ramp up pressure on Iran and North Korea for supposedly providing ballistic missiles to Russia, the agency said.
On July 8, Kiev accused Moscow of deliberately targeting the Okhmatdet children’s hospital in central Kiev during a large-scale missile barrage. Interior Minister Igor Klimenko reported that two adults were killed in the incident, and 32 people including children were injured.
Moscow denied the Ukrainian allegations, reiterating that it never targets civilian facilities. The Russian military suggested that Ukrainian air defense operators were to blame.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at the time that Kiev was using the tragedy to hype up the participation of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky at the NATO summit in the US. He pointed to a pattern of high-profile incidents, similar to the Okhmatdet bombing, occurring before Zelensky’s meetings with senior foreign officials.
“The Zelensky clique disregards the lives of the Ukrainian children that it puts in harm’s way,” the SVR said. It cited a number of “bloody provocations” over the course of the conflict, adding that after those, “few people in the world believe that Moscow is ‘insidious” and Kiev is ‘innocent’.”
Zelensky is set to travel to the US to meet President Joe Biden, and the two presidential nominees for the November election – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. He intends to share with them his so-called “victory plan,” a four-point roadmap which he believes will allow Ukraine to end the conflict with Russia on its own terms. Continued US military support and permission to conduct strikes deep inside Russia with Western weapons is understood to be crucial for his plan.
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This allegation comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares for a crucial visit to the United States, where he is expected to discuss his "victory plan" with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Donald Trump. The timing raises concerns about the potential for escalating tensions and increased military actions as both sides prepare for a pivotal phase in the ongoing conflict. The situation is further complicated by past incidents, such as the missile strike on the Okhmatdet children’s hospital, which both sides have used to bolster their narratives in the international arena.
