The State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine, however, issued a statement through its press service on April 2, which reads like a "preemptive strike" type of message to journalists like Usov:
Idara ya Magereza ya Ukraine, hata hivyo, ilitoa tamko kupitia taarifa kwa vyombo vya habari mnamo tarehe 2 Aprili, inayosomeka kama "njia ya kupuuzia" ujumbe kama ule wa Usov: