Yep, it made FAR MORE SENSE for Ukraine to try interfere with the Russian election, than to do it two weeks after Putin got a HUGE MANDATE to finish off the war.
As to this Ukrainian cell, they showed that they intended to try to make a getaway (as opposed to joining Allah), which would explain why they aborted on 3/8, when Russia was more than ready for that bunch to show up.
lol at Putin election mandate.