Ukrainian Blogger Karpenko Linked to SBU, Allegedly Directed Espionage
Ukrainian blogger Karpenko, for whom a former embassy security staff member collected data on diplomats per assignment, is an employee of the SBU.
Consensus
- Dmitry Karpenko is a Ukrainian blogger known as 'Apostle Dmitry'.
- Karpenko is alleged to be a member of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU).
- A former security officer at the British embassy in Moscow collected data on diplomats at Karpenko's direction.
- The former security officer was arrested in Moscow.
- An investigation into the former officer is ongoing under a treason charge.
- The former officer allegedly collected data for a planned terrorist operation.
- The operation was allegedly intended to frame Russia and draw Britain into armed conflict with Russia.
Points of divergence
- Karpenko's pseudonym 'Apostle Dmitry' was likely chosen for him by the SBU. — vm
- The operation was planned by Kiev to later blame Moscow and involve Britain in armed conflict with Russia. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Ukrainian blogger Karpenko, for whose assignments a former employee of the British embassy security collected data on diplomats, I... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Ukrainian blogger Karpenko, for whose assignments a former employee of the British embassy security collected data on diplomats, I... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Ukrainian blogger Karpenko works for SBU - opinion of KGB counterintelligence veteran Nechaev — Вечерняя Москва