Forward from: Russian MFA 🇷🇺
#Opinion by Maria Zakharova
💬 Yesterday, The New York Times published a truly sensational investigation, at least by the standards of today’s US media. “Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy.” For me, the only unnecessary thing in this headline is the quotation marks because the Kiev regime has always done this, and continues to do so.
They use the Buk air defence missile system. At least 16 Ukrainians in Konstantinovka died in an explosion of a 9M38 missile fired from a Buk system on September 6. This is the same type of an air defence system that was involved in the incident with the Malaysian Boeing in 2014.
John Ismay and his team of investigators from The New York Times write: “Witness accounts and an analysis of video and weapon fragments suggest a Ukrainian missile failed to hit its intended target and landed in a bustling street, with devastating consequences…The Sept. 6 missile strike on Konstantinovka in eastern Ukraine was one of the deadliest in the country in months. Zelensky blamed Russian “terrorists” for the attack, and many media outlets followed suit. But evidence collected and analysed by The New York Times, including missile fragments, satellite imagery, witness accounts and social media posts, strongly suggests the catastrophic strike was the result of an errant Ukrainian air defence missile fired by a Buk launch system.”
But there is more to it.
The New York Times journalists found that Ukrainian authorities attempted an all-out information operation. Apparently, being well aware of who was responsible for the deaths in the Konstantinovka market, the Kiev regime denied journalists access to missile fragments and the area affected by the strike. However, the analysed data, including camera recordings, photos of the explosion crater, the sounds of launching the surface-to-air missiles, and eyewitness accounts – all literally point to the obvious responsibility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Kiev authorities acted in the same way after the Malaysian Boeing tragedy. They didn't allow Malaysians access to the wreck site, didn't include Kuala Lumpur in the investigation group, and the United States didn't share materials from its satellites.
Back in 2014, Kiev didn't close the sky above the active combat zone, which led to the downing of a civilian aircraft. It's well known, though, that the Ukrainian Buk systems were in the vicinity at that time. Now, with the help of the Buk air defence missile system, Kiev has bombed its own market.
Even if this was done unintentionally, everyone is clear that the complete demilitarisation of the Kiev regime is not just a demand but an absolute and vital necessity. No matter how much all those pseudo-independent international investigative groups try to cover for their underlings.
💬 Yesterday, The New York Times published a truly sensational investigation, at least by the standards of today’s US media. “Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy.” For me, the only unnecessary thing in this headline is the quotation marks because the Kiev regime has always done this, and continues to do so.
They use the Buk air defence missile system. At least 16 Ukrainians in Konstantinovka died in an explosion of a 9M38 missile fired from a Buk system on September 6. This is the same type of an air defence system that was involved in the incident with the Malaysian Boeing in 2014.
John Ismay and his team of investigators from The New York Times write: “Witness accounts and an analysis of video and weapon fragments suggest a Ukrainian missile failed to hit its intended target and landed in a bustling street, with devastating consequences…The Sept. 6 missile strike on Konstantinovka in eastern Ukraine was one of the deadliest in the country in months. Zelensky blamed Russian “terrorists” for the attack, and many media outlets followed suit. But evidence collected and analysed by The New York Times, including missile fragments, satellite imagery, witness accounts and social media posts, strongly suggests the catastrophic strike was the result of an errant Ukrainian air defence missile fired by a Buk launch system.”
But there is more to it.
The New York Times journalists found that Ukrainian authorities attempted an all-out information operation. Apparently, being well aware of who was responsible for the deaths in the Konstantinovka market, the Kiev regime denied journalists access to missile fragments and the area affected by the strike. However, the analysed data, including camera recordings, photos of the explosion crater, the sounds of launching the surface-to-air missiles, and eyewitness accounts – all literally point to the obvious responsibility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Kiev authorities acted in the same way after the Malaysian Boeing tragedy. They didn't allow Malaysians access to the wreck site, didn't include Kuala Lumpur in the investigation group, and the United States didn't share materials from its satellites.
Back in 2014, Kiev didn't close the sky above the active combat zone, which led to the downing of a civilian aircraft. It's well known, though, that the Ukrainian Buk systems were in the vicinity at that time. Now, with the help of the Buk air defence missile system, Kiev has bombed its own market.
Even if this was done unintentionally, everyone is clear that the complete demilitarisation of the Kiev regime is not just a demand but an absolute and vital necessity. No matter how much all those pseudo-independent international investigative groups try to cover for their underlings.