Far-right Base group claims murders in Ukraine amid questions over Russia ties

The Ukrainian wing of the Base, an internationally proscribed terrorist organization, claimed responsibility for the car bombing assassination of a Ukrainian border service officer in Odesa. This follows previous claims of murders and allegations of the group offering money for the killings of Ukrainian officials since April 2022. The Base, founded in the US, has cells worldwide and its Ukrainian branch is suspected of ties to Russia. The group's American founder, Rinaldo Nazzaro, denies controlling the Ukrainian cell or working for the Russian government, despite persistent links to violent cells in Europe and allegations of coordinating with Russian intelligence. Experts note the assassination claim aims to project an image of operational strength and opposition to Russia, despite the strong appearance of connections to Russian sabotage operations.

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