Boris German, who is suspected of plotting to assassinate Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko in Ukraine, has not said exactly who ordered the crime, but this may be determined after the seized evidence is examined, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko said.

"Now we know from his [German's] words that it [Babchenko's assassination] was ordered by special services of the Russian Federation, and that he acted on their orders. But we don't know exactly who ordered it," Lutsenko said on the television channel 1+1 on Thursday evening.

The abovementioned circumstance prompted the decision to fake Babchenko's murder in order to try to get closer to information about who "is hunting dozens of citizens the Russian regime sees as undesirable," he said.

When asked whether he was ready to name the Russian agency that ordered these crimes, Lutsenko said, "No, I am not. We have only the words of Mr. German himself that he's representing the order of special services of the Russian Federation here. He did not say exactly which ones."

"Nevertheless, we have some opportunities to identify those [who ordered the crime] through other investigative measures. We are now examining all of the evidence confiscated during searches, including mobile phones, computers and other items. We are also analyzing people close to the suspected organizer of this murder," Lutsenko said.

It may take investigators at least a week to arrive at an answer to this question, he said.

The conclusion that Babchenko's murder was ordered by Russian intelligence is not based on German's testimony alone, Lutsenko said.

"There is certain evidence, and we understand that society expects it to be made public. That will be done after investigators get a result," he said.