Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed that one policeman was killed and two others wounded in a terrorist attack in front of the Savyolovsky Railway Station in Moscow. “As a result of actions by the attacker, one traffic policeman sustained injuries incompatible with life and died at the scene of the incident. Two more policemen were taken to a city hospital, where they are being given medical assistance,” the Investigative Committee said, reported TASS. The attacker died at the scene, said the Russian Interior Ministry’s department in Moscow, after analyzing video recordings from surveillance cameras.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an address on Feb. 24 to the Federal Security Service (FSB) board, called for stepped-up efforts to counter terrorism. “Yesterday’s terrorist attack at Savyolovsky Railway Station is a case in point, which, of course, requires additional work on your part, but it is already clear that this appears to be a typical case of recruitment carried out via the internet,” he said, addressing FSB director Alexander Bortnikov. “An explosive device was handed to an individual and then remotely detonated, killing the recruit and the intended target, in this case, the Interior Ministry officers. Most likely, as Mr. Bortnikov and I have just discussed, that person was kept in the dark about the whole thing, and what happened to him was the result of criminal and reckless behavior.”
More generally, Putin noted that the number of terrorist attacks in Russia had increased over the last year. “In order to respond to such threats more promptly and effectively, a range of additional measures should be implemented, including strengthening the anti-terrorist protection of energy and transport infrastructure and public gathering places, maximising the protection of critical facilities, and, where necessary, adding extra security systems,” he said.
“Together with other law enforcement agencies, the Federal Security Service must enhance the security of officials of the Ministry of Defense, the military-industrial complex, as well as state and municipal authorities, and education and social sector personnel, particularly in our historical and border regions,” Puin continued. This also fully applies to opinion leaders, journalists, and volunteers who are regularly threatened by the Kiev regime.
“Overall, as I have previously noted, our counter-terrorism efforts must be enhanced, with a particular emphasis on pre-emptive action and systematic prevention.”
