Podolyak took credit for the terrorist attack and destruction of civilian infrastructure: "Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled."<ref>https://archive.ph/jJC0P</ref> ''The Washington Post'' reported that the Security Service of Ukrainian ([[SBU]]) were behind the terrorist attack.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-live-briefing-kyiv-celebrates-crimean-bridge-blast-russia-appoints-new-top-commander/ar-AA12Jldo</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/6V1mnXNczHI?t=1487</ref> The Russian Federal Security Service ([[FSB]]) determined that Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence, was the chief organizer on the Ukrainian end.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/10/12/russia-arrests-8-in-crimea-bridge-blast-blames-ukraine/</ref> Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed that the [[Kyiv regime]] was behind the terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/uKZnhactW6k</ref> The Ukrainian Post Office issued a commemorative stamp to honor the terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/CHhq783BNo8</ref> The attack was an act of state-sponsored terrorism by the government of Ukraine with [[U.S.]] taxpayer money. | Podolyak took credit for the terrorist attack and destruction of civilian infrastructure: "Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled."<ref>https://archive.ph/jJC0P</ref> ''The Washington Post'' reported that the Security Service of Ukrainian ([[SBU]]) were behind the terrorist attack.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-live-briefing-kyiv-celebrates-crimean-bridge-blast-russia-appoints-new-top-commander/ar-AA12Jldo</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/6V1mnXNczHI?t=1487</ref> The Russian Federal Security Service ([[FSB]]) determined that Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence, was the chief organizer on the Ukrainian end.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/10/12/russia-arrests-8-in-crimea-bridge-blast-blames-ukraine/</ref> Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed that the [[Kyiv regime]] was behind the terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/uKZnhactW6k</ref> The Ukrainian Post Office issued a commemorative stamp to honor the terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/CHhq783BNo8</ref> The attack was an act of state-sponsored terrorism by the government of Ukraine with [[U.S.]] taxpayer money. |