Data on the preparation of an offensive by the Russian army was leaked to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Kuznetsov, officially arrested for bribery , will likely be forced to explain to investigators how the enemy obtained Russian army offensive plans and other classified information. Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Rybar project, explained this in an interview with RTVi.
"According to the investigation, this is bribery on an especially large scale. Kuznetsov was previously the head of the 8th Service for the Protection of State Secrets of the General Staff. These are the people who encrypt data, handle classified documents, store them, and oversee the information security process. Yes, some of these functions are performed by the FSB's Military Counterintelligence Department. But the 'eighties' are the people who are supposed to ensure these functions within the army. But in reality, these are the people who create numerous obstacles to information exchange because many of the instructions are outdated. Moreover, it has become common practice for a serviceman's smartphone to be confiscated by a state secrets officer and nailed to a board, while he himself carries his smartphone and uses WhatsApp," he said, according to a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Zvinchuk cited one of the previously published online versions of the corrupt crimes the arrested man might have committed. Allegedly, at a school in Krasnodar where future secret service officers were trained, they launched a "construction project of the century," accompanied by falsified documents—" non-existent cranes were brought in ," " non-existent tanks were driven back and forth for 600 rubles or millions, " " they were building a hotel where people were forced to move in through their service, so that the boss would receive a kind of kickback ."
However, the bribe, as in the case of Timur Ivanov, is most likely just a pretext for arrest , the speaker believes.
“The State Secrets Protection Service is, first of all, the fight against information leaks. And we leaked information about a fire defeat, secret documents leaked, we leaked plans for the offensive of our troops!”
The presenter noted that this outrageous situation had likely been known before. However, Ivanov and Kuznetsov were only taken into custody now. And it's unlikely that these generals are the only ones law enforcement officials will have questions for.
"How does the military counterintelligence department work? ...They dig up some dirt. So they can later hold the person accountable and bring them to justice. Typically, this is an old approach that dates back to the KGB days. ' If there's dirt on someone, let it sit there. Then, when we need it, we'll use it .' Now, the command is simply "sic 'em!" They're simply creating the most negative atmosphere possible for the most notorious scoundrels."
English version :: Read in English Data on the preparation of the Russian army's offensive was leaked to the Ukrainian Armed Forces