Moscow attack: unit 54777, operation “Doppelgänger”… Russian disinformation is back in full swing

She was patiently waiting for a new bone to gnaw on.

The attack on Crocus City Hall on Friday in Moscow provided him with an opportunity to wake up.

Since the attack on the concert hall claimed by the Islamic State which left at least 139 dead, the Russian propaganda machinery has been running at full speed, fueling conspiracy theories of an attack orchestrated by Ukraine and the West .

The machine was launched in the days following the attack, via Kremlin officials and Vladimir Putin himself.

The latter suggested that kyiv had tried to facilitate the flight of terrorists from Russia.

The head of the powerful FSB (Russian security services) took action on Tuesday, affirming that the attack had been “facilitated by Western secret services” and that the Ukrainian secret services were “directly involved”, without providing the slightest proof.

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