“The Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee instructed to initiate a criminal case against the head of the intelligence unit of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine... The head of the intelligence unit of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, openly threatened to carry out terrorist attacks and sabotage on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the agency said in a Telegram message.

It is specified that he also announced an increase in partisan activity in Russian-controlled territories, mentioning car explosions in the Kherson region, one of which led to the death of an employee of the local military-civilian administration Dmitry Savluchenko.

Earlier it was reported that Budanov threatened Russia with terrorist attacks and sabotage on its territory.