Ukrainian intelligence units may be linked to attack on TASS correspondent

russian news agencyRUSearchSectionsCloseEconomySportsCulture CloseRussian Politics & DiplomacyRussian Politics & DiplomacyInto section →FOREIGN POLICYDOMESTIC POLICYWorldWorldInto section →Business & EconomyBusiness & EconomyInto section →Oil & gas industryInternet & TelecomTrade & CooperationTransportMilitary & DefenseMilitary & DefenseInto section →Science & SpaceScience & SpaceInto section →Emergencies Emergencies Into section →Society & CultureSociety & CultureInto section →Press ReviewPress ReviewInto section →SportsSportsInto section →Special projectsTASSAgencyTASS todayHistoryManagementContactsProjects & ServicesTASS-PHOTONEWS TERMINALPersonal data processing policy TASSPress ReleasesPrivacy Policy​ tass.comTerms of useANTI-CorruptionSubscribeSocial MediaTelegramSubscriptionsRSSAdvertisingContacts{{dayPoint.date | date : 'd MMMM yyyy'}}{{newsPoint.date * 1000 | date : 'HH:mm'}} {{newsPoint.mark}}{{newsPoint.title}}{{newsPoint.title+ ' '}}{{newsPoint.subtitle}}All newsMilitary operation in UkraineUkrainian intelligence units may be linked to attack on TASS correspondent Law enforcement agencies said the Timur’s Special Unit and a task force from the Kabul 9 special unit are suspectedDONETSK, May 7. /TASS/. Units of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate may be linked to the attack on TASS photojournalist Alexander Polegenko. The Timur’s Special Unit and a task force from the Kabul 9 special unit are suspected, Russia’s law enforcement agencies told TASS. "The drone operators from Timur’s Special Unit and the Kabul 9 drone group of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate are the lead suspects in connection with the attack on the TASS journalist in the town of Vasilyevka," law enforcement agencies said. TASS photojournalist Alexander Polegenko was hit by a Ukrainian drone in the town of Vasilyevka, in the Zaporozhye Region, during the daytime on May 6. This happened during the so-called "regime of silence" declared by Vladimir Zelensky.