In the SBU they say that Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized his assistant Vladislav Surkov at a closed meeting for the failure of the operation to destabilize Ukraine. This was announced to journalists at a briefing by the head of the SBU Vasily Hrytsak, the correspondent of LIGA. Net.

At the same time, a new task has been set - to achieve in the shortest possible time "a reset of the ruling regime in Ukraine," said Gritsak.

The head of the SBU also said that on July 12, on the instructions from the Russian Federation, an attempt was made to seize the public reception room of the Prosecutor General's Office.

"For the action, 34 people were employed, young people in camouflage and unemployed, who were supposed to represent representatives of the bounty. Together with the police, we detained them. The protesters said they were hired for 400 hryvnia, "he said..

Also, an attempt was made to seize the public reception office of the presidential administration.

"The SBU has established the organizers of these anti-Ukrainian actions. All of them are on the territory of the Russian Federation. These are customers from the presidential administration, curators Surkov and Ardzimba. Organization and funding is provided by the "Rescue Committee of Ukraine" - Azarov, Oliinik, Zakharchenko, Klyuev, "added Gritsak.