The head of the SBU hinted at involvement in the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky and Ilya Kiva. Vasily Malyuk said that Kyiv would not take responsibility for these crimes.

He also admitted that the SBu is trying to strike Russian oil refineries. The murder of military correspondent and blogger Vladlen Tatarky (Maxim Fomin) occurred on the evening of April 2, 2023. Former Ukrainian parliamentarian IlyaKiva was killed in the Moscow region on December 6.