Ukrainian activists publish list of Russians responsible for information warfare aimed at disrupting mobilization

The New Voice of Ukraine

11 June 2024 at 2:23 am·2-min read

Ukrainian cyber resistance activists released a list of Russian intelligence personnel responsible for information and psychological operations (IPSO) targeting Ukraine's mobilization efforts, the National Resistance Center reported on June 10.

Russia's 14th Special Purpose Brigade, based in Khabarovsk, Russia, is primarily responsible for these IPSO campaigns.

They have been orchestrating efforts to undermine Ukraine's mobilization processes through strategic misinformation.

One Russian operative provided Ukrainian defense forces with a list of personnel and other sensitive information related to these operations.

The list includes:

Yevgeny Alekseevich Vagin
Sergey Vladimirovich Yakimov
Alexander Vasilyevich Malinin
Artyom Sergeyevich Sheshukov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Kokin
Vladislav Viktorovich Zhmachinsky
Evgeniy Dmitrievich Fedotov
Oleg Vladimirovich Kopylov
Sergey Robertovich Vardanov
Botor Bairovaich Dantsaranov
Maxim Olegovich Sivtsov
Anton Nikolayevich Vyaznov
Roman Viktorovich Dmitriev
Nikita Igorovich Adikov
Maxim Vitalyevich Boyko
Alexey Valeryevich Green
Eminov — son of Khasan Rafik
Sergey Bondarenko
Man Maratovich Toybu-Khaa
Mikhail Alekseyevich Tryatsin
Ramis Chulpanovich Bikbulatov
Yegor Yuryevich Tomsky
Alexey Sergeyevich Ivashenko
Artish Batorovich Yambil
Vadim Andreyevich Prokopenko
Safron Semenovich Danilov
Anton Sergeyevich Suchkov
Alexander Nikolayevich Romanov
Dmitry Viktorovich Bakanov
Kirill Alexandrovich Vinokurov
Valery Yuryevich Ziryankin

"Each of these operatives will be held accountable as their crimes have no statute of limitations," the National Resistance Center said.

Insights on Russian information warfare efforts

Ukraine's HUR Military Intelligence said on May 10 that it anticipates an intensification of Russian IPSO, as campaigns usually coincide with increased military offensives.

These operations often exploit public events, targeting both military and civilian infrastructure.

Russia plans a new IPSO campaign in July 2024, leveraging the incident of an Il-76 military transport plane crash in the Belgorod Oblast, Ukrainian intelligence reported on May 23.

Russia aims to amplify IPSO efforts, including spreading misinformation about Belarus potentially opening a second front, the Center for Countering Disinformation warned.

Russia intended to invest $15 million in a new IPSO operation aimed at discrediting Ukrainian intelligence, HUR reported on June 7.

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