“The Russians”? No. “Some guy in Russia?” Lots of reasons why some guy in Russia might be mad and try and sabotage a Russian spacecraft. OTOH, Russia also has

“The Russians”? No. “Some guy in Russia?” Lots of reasons why some guy in Russia might be mad and try and sabotage a Russian spacecraft. OTOH, Russia also has a sordid history of unsubstantiated accusations of sabotage to cover up for their own incompetence.