The SSU has thwarted new attempts to undermine the social and political situation in various regions of Ukraine.

As a result of preventive measures in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv and Zakarpattia regions, a group that was working to disrupt mobilization and leaking data on Ukrainian military was dismantled.

One of the organizers of the criminal group was a former host of popular Ukrainian TV projects and now a well-known blogger who spreads pro-Kremlin narratives.

The suspect involved seven other accomplices in information and subversive activities in the interests of the aggressor country. They included pseudo-experts, administrators of online communities and video editors.

According to the investigation, the offenders called for armed resistance to employees of the Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support and law enforcement agencies, and spread fakes about Ukrainian defenders.

To spread provocative content widely, the criminals created their own network of channels and pages on YouTube, Telegram and Facebook with over 600 k followers.

The suspects streamed and posted videos, instructing on violent methods of draft evasion.

In addition, they created a website where “leaked” personal data of the Ukrainian military, in particular representatives of the Territorial Recruitment Center and law enforcement.

To conceal their subversive activities, the group members posed as journalists, using the certificates of unregistered publications.

According to the findings, the criminal actions were coordinated through a specially created anonymous chat in a messenger.

During the searches, the SSU found computer equipment and cell phones with evidence of the crimes.

Two organizers of the group, including the blogger and his accomplice, have been detained. SSU investigators have served them suspicion notices under Articles 28.2 and 114-1.2 of the CCU (obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and other military formations).

In addition, two more pseudo-experts of the said group have been charged under the same article.

The issue of serving a notice of suspicion to all other offenders is pending.

The investigation is ongoing. The detainees face up to 8 years in prison.

The operation was carried out under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.