Ukraine Refutes Accusations of Self-Sabotage by Russian Official

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has dismissed Russian allegations that it plans to sabotage its own power dams to blame Russia. The ministry calls this a tactic to intimidate Ukrainian society and mislead the international community.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has unequivocally dismissed an allegation made by a Russian official that Kyiv was planning to stage attacks on its own power dams to blame Russia for the assaults. The ministry described this statement as a new intimidation tactic.

According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the real purpose of such claims by Moscow is to intimidate Ukrainian society and mislead the international community and media. The ministry urged the international community to see through these allegations.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, reported by the Tass news agency, had stated that Ukraine was plotting to destroy two dams as part of 'yet another cynical provocation against Russia.'

(With inputs from agencies.)