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Quoted by the Russian news agency Tass, a source close to the Russian space agency Roscosmos said: "Traces of drilling were found not only inside the probe compartment.
The anonymous source explained that there was also damage "on the shield of the anti-meteorite shield that covers the outer space ship and is installed 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) from the hull under pressure."
The source added: "When analyzing these images, drill marks were found on the anti-meteorite shield.
"The top of the drill went through the pressure hull and hit the outer hull that was not gastight."
Moscow had already suggested that the escape was caused by a man earlier this month.
Dmitry Rogozin, leader of Roscosmos and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said: "We are examining all theories.
"The one concerning the impact of a meteorite was rejected because the hull of the spaceship had obviously been hit from the inside.
"This was done by a human hand – there are traces of a drill sliding along the surface."
On August 30, the alarm was triggered by the six astronauts of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.
Upon discovering a leak that caused the ISS to lose oxygen, the astronauts rushed to find and seal the tiny hole.
Initially, the escape would have been caused by a tiny meteor striking the ISS.
But the Russian investigation raised fears that the damage was deliberately caused by one or more people.
The people involved in the probe are investigating whether the damage was caused in space or on the Earth.
The workers of Energia Rocket, the Russian manufacturer of spacecraft, are among the suspects.
Mr. Rogozin said: "Energia Rocket and Space Corporation is honored to find the one responsible for it, whether it is an accidental defect or willful deterioration and where it was done – on Earth or in space. . "
An anonymous source of Energia told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti that "the hole was made on the ground" and that "
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