SBU exposes group that disrupted mobilization and leaked data of Ukrainian military
Kyiv • UNN
Law enforcement officers exposed a group that worked to disrupt mobilization and disclose data on the Ukrainian military. Among the organizers was a former TV host who recruited seven accomplices to spread pro-Kremlin narratives.
Law enforcement officers have exposed a group that worked to disrupt mobilization and "leaked" data of the Ukrainian military. This was reported by UNN with reference to the SBU.
Details
The defendants worked in several regions at once, including Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Zakarpattia regions.
One of the organizers of the criminal group was a former host of popular Ukrainian TV projects and now a well-known blogger who spreads pro-Kremlin narratives. He involved seven other accomplices in information and subversive activities in favor of the aggressor country. Among them are pseudo-experts, administrators of online communities and video editing specialists
According to the investigation, the defendants called for armed resistance to the TCC and law enforcement officers, and spread fakes about Ukrainian defenders.
To massively "disperse" provocative content, the criminals created their own network of channels and pages on YouTube, Telegram and Facebook with a total audience of over 600 thousand users.
On these Internet resources, the defendants streamed and published posts with videos instructing on violent methods of draft evasion.
They also created a website where they "leaked" personal data of Ukrainian military, primarily representatives of the TCC and law enforcement officers. To cover up their subversive activities, the group members posed as journalists using the credentials of unregistered publications.
According to the investigation, the defendants coordinated their criminal actions through a specially created anonymous chat in a messenger. During searches at their places of residence, computer equipment and mobile phones with evidence of crimes were found.
Two organizers of the group have been detained: the blogger and his accomplice, a pseudo-expert. The SBU investigators served them with a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 28 and Part 1 of Article 114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and other military formations). In addition, the criminal actions of two more pseudo-experts of the above group of the controlled Internet network were qualified under the same article
The SBU added that the issue of serving suspicion notices to all other defendants is currently being decided. The investigation is ongoing. The offenders face up to 8 years in prison.
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