Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has blamed military bloggers in the country for the incident. The ministry called on those affected to publicly show remorse because of the dissemination of film footage.
The well-known military blogger Inna Voronova had to publicly ask for forgiveness in a video distributed by the Ukrainian secret service SBU. In addition to her, a total of six bloggers are accused of serious betrayal of secrets. Prison sentences of up to eight years would be possible. The imprudence of the bloggers is said to have led to a targeted attack on a US Patriot system in Kiev.