Russia prepares to shell Russian civilian cities and blame Ukraine – Ukraine's security council

SVITLANA KIZILOVA — SUNDAY, 6 MARCH 2022, 18:09

Russian authorities are looking for new ways to justify the country's war in Ukraine. As such, the aggressor country is planning to shell residential neighbourhoods of Russian cities near the Ukrainian border to accuse the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the attacks.

Source: Information from Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council

Details: Vladimir Putin may resort to these actions after his effort to occupy all of Ukraine failed.

Verbatim: "As [their] military invasion of Ukraine has de facto failed, Russian authorities are preparing to enact a proposed scenario that calls for shelling residential neighbourhoods of [Russian] cities near the Ukrainian border and then blame Ukrainian forces for it".