Current Ukrainian MP suspected of high treason after SSU and SBI’s investigation

The SSU and the State Bureau of Investigations have collected evidence of high treason by a member of Ukrainian parliament who carried out information and subversive activities for russia. According to the investigation, he had the call sign ‘Buratino’ (russian name for Pinocchio) and was a member of a criminal organisation formed by the main directorate of the general staff of the russian armed forces (known as the GRU). The main task of this group was to undermine the socio-political situation in Ukraine and discredit our country in the international arena. For this, its members received money from the russian military intelligence. According to the available data, the network’s funding reached over USD 10 mln. The pre-trial investigation documented that the suspected parliamentarian had spread fakes about Ukraine’s top military and political leadership. One of the examples of his disinformation work is spreading of fakes on ‘interference of Ukrainian officials in the 2019 US pre