Ukraine's Security Service detains two women for spreading 70 Russian war fakes per day
Фото: СБУ
Cyber security workers of SSU detained two Russian-backed propagandists who were spreading 70 war fakes per day for a financial reward.
Authorities note the handful of messages was requested by pro-Kremlin journalist Aleksandr Zenin, also known as a local editor-in-chief and owner of the anti-Ukraine Telegram channel.
"Good evening. Could you tell me whether I should expect my reward today?" says one of the propagandists.
"Good morning. When will you send my salary?" asks another.
The women were dispersing Russian-made fakes about the ongoing war in Ukraine, spreading personal information about Ukrainian forces and demotivating the troops.
To complete their task, they launched a few pro-Russian Telegram channels and Facebook groups with 10,000 subscribers overall. Zenin was sending the prompts himself so that they would spam messages all over the channel.
"Tell me which Telegram channel you use to work with, and how much info do you post there?" a message pops up, supposedly by Zenin himself.
"20-40 posts per day," answers one of the recruited collaborators.
For successfully completed tasks, the Russian editor sent his wards up to nearly 300 dollars.
Ukrainian authorities revealed two collaborators, saying the women were jobless Kyiv citizens-copywriters.
During searches in their apartments, officers seized their computer equipment, used to dive into hostile Internet resources. They also discovered an email archive with evidence of correspondence with a Russian propagandist. Both collaborators face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
