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:
Hata hivyo, Shirika la Serikali la Huduma za Ulinzi wa Ukraine lilitoa tamko kupitia huduma ya vyombo vya habari mnamo Aprili 2, linalosomeka kama "shambulizi la mapema" ujumbe kwa waandishi wa habari kama Uvov: