{"id":1453838,"date":"2022-04-26T08:29:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453838"},"modified":"2022-04-26T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:31:30","slug":"russian-forces-appear-to-confuse-the-sims-for-sim-cards-in-possible-staged-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-forces-appear-to-confuse-the-sims-for-sim-cards-in-possible-staged-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Forces Appear to Confuse \u201cThe Sims\u201d for Sim Cards in Possible Staged Assassination Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook 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      <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Russian security services on Monday have been accused of staging a Ukrainian assassination attempt by releasing photos of confiscated copies of \u201cThe Sims\u201d video games that some speculate were mistaken by Kremlin officers for SIM cards.<\/p>\n<p>The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation released the bizarre photos Monday and announced that police had arrested six neo-Nazis plotting to kill Russian TV Host Vladimir Solovyov in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian federal police (FSB) claimed to recover \u201can improvised explosive device, eight improvised incendiary devices of the Molotov cocktail type, six PM pistols, a sawn-off hunting rifle, an RGD-5 grenade, more than a thousand cartridges of various calibers, drugs, [and] fake Ukrainian passports\u201d from the would-be assassins, as well as \u201cnationalist literature and paraphernalia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The plot to kill him with a car bomb, according to the FSB, was supposedly cooked up in coordination with the Ukrainian security services.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-023.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Nazi paraphernalia and copies of the SIMS video game laid out. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@francska1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-022.jpg\" alt=\"Hitler photo\" class=\"wp-image-22029435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-022.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-022.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-022.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The six neo-Nazis allegedly plotting to kill Vladimir Solovyov were arrested. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@francska1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-024.jpg\" alt=\"Biazarre items found\" class=\"wp-image-22029441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-024.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-024.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-024.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Police captured photos of the bizarre items they found. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@francska1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-021-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin poses with TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov\" class=\"wp-image-22029431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-021-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-021-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-021-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin poses with TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov during an awards ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SPUTNIK\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Photos released from the apparent scene of the arrest, however, gave the impression of a poorly staged false-flag.<\/p>\n<p>One photo shows a crisp red t-shirt with a swastika on it, inexplicably laid out next to three copies of the video game \u201cThe Sims 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knew they were so into The Sims 3?\u201d BBC journalist Francis Scarr <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francska1\/status\/1518596989876908032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked dryly on twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guys, this isn&#8217;t about LGBT or any other stuff. Somebody from the top most likely wrote: &#8220;3 \u0441\u0438\u043c\u043a\u0438&#8221; (&#8220;three SIM cards&#8221;), and some genius obeyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Protsenko (@AndrewProtsenko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewProtsenko\/status\/1518610880191254529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSomebody from the top most likely wrote: \u201c3 \u0441\u0438\u043c\u043a\u0438\u201d (\u201cthree SIM cards\u201d), and some genius obeyed,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewProtsenko\/status\/1518610880191254529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">someone responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eliot Higgins, the founder of investigative research group Bellingcat \u2014 which has focused in recent years on Russian intelligence and military operations \u2014 agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI genuinely believe this is a dumb FSB officer being told to get 3 SIMs,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I genuinely believe this is a dumb FSB officer being told to get 3 SIMs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eliot Higgins (@EliotHiggins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliotHiggins\/status\/1518615779985534978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-025-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-025.png\" alt=\"Ukrainian passports\" class=\"wp-image-22029443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-025-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-025-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-025-2.png?w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The men had fake Ukrainian passports.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@francska1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-026.jpg\" alt=\"A handwritten note was found at the scene.\" class=\"wp-image-22029447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-026.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-026.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/russia-ukraine-sims-026.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A handwritten note was found at the scene. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@francska1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ria.ru\/20220425\/pokushenie-1785355333.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Another video distributed by Russian state news agency RIA<\/a> showed an inscription in an unidentified book supposedly recovered in the arrest \u2014 signed in Russian with the words \u201csignature illegible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Solovyov, who hosts a show on Russian state TV\u2019s channel 1, is widely regarded in the West as a Kremlin propagandist. He made headlines last week after framing Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/russia-state-tv-war-europe-world-ukraine-1699682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a war against all of Europe in which Russia will show \u201cno mercy.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian security services on Monday have been accused of staging a Ukrainian assassination attempt by releasing photos of confiscated copies of \u201cThe Sims\u201d video games that some speculate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":505,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1453838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1453838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1453838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1453838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1453838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}