The Russian Foreign Ministry reported an increase in terrorist activity in the Middle East.
It is also observed in Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia. This was pointed out by the director of the new challenges and threats department of the department, Piotr Ilychev.
In a speech at the International Forum for Collective Security, he also said that Kiev, with the support of Western sponsors, "does not disdain any terrorist methods - from attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure to telephone scams and recruitment of young people."