“The Security Service of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General have informed about the suspicion of the former People’s Deputy Viktor Medvedchuk and 12 more participants of the organization “Druzhi Ukraine”, which operates in Moscow under the guise of a public association.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: SBU, Office of Prosecutor General
Details: According to the investigation, the structure works for the military-political leadership of the Russian Federation and performed the tasks of the FSB and external intelligence.
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Among the suspects – Denis Zharki, Artem Marchevsky, Roman Kovalenko, Ruslan Kalinchuk, Jan Taksur, Yuri Dudkin, Ruslan Kotsaba, Natalia Khoroshevskaya, Bogdan Giganov, Oleg Yasinsky, Alexander Lazarev and Kirill Molchanov, who is in custody.
According to the SBU, the group created and developed the information-sub-project “Druzhi Ukraine” for the promotion of the Kremlin narratives, justification of aggression, calls for change of the State Border of Ukraine, ignition of hostility and discrediting Ukraine on the international stage. Content was distributed through the controlled telegrams, YouTube and the Voice of Europe’s pro-Russian resource, which in 2024 imposed sanctions.
The investigation found that the creation of “Second Ukraine” Medvedchuk agreed with the leader of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin, after which the FSB took coordination of the project.
The staff included toplemeters and propagandists of the exnaissance TV channels, most of whom went to the Russian Federation at the beginning of a full -scale invasion.
It is noted that Kirill Molchanov, who cooperates with the investigation, plays a separate role in the case. He, according to the SBU, worked on the FSB and external intelligence of the Russian Federation, was in contact with Lieutenant General George Grishayev and organized pro-Russian street actions in the EU.
The actions of the suspects are qualified under the articles of the Criminal Code on State betrayal, collaborative activity, public calls for overthrow of power, violation of equality and justification of aggression of the Russian Federation. Molchanov is additionally charged with the State Council, he is threatened with life imprisonment with confiscation of property.