The Fifth column of Moldova
On 9th February, Volodymyr Zelenskiy handed over to the President of Moldova documents that were intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence, which obtained the kremlin's plan to seize power in Moldova. Immediately after that, Moldova was shaken by mass protests, the last of which took place on February 19, during the pro-Russian protests, people with athletic physiques from the organization "scutul poporului" were seen. According to the members of the organization, they are protecting the protesters from the "current authorities". It is an interesting fact that all of them were wearing bulletproof vests, and also had special communication equipment with them, so they didn`t look like ordinary people. Our team decided to investigate this organization:
It became known about the organization back in September 2022, but it was officially registered only on February 4. The organization is managed by former special officer Kyryl Huzun. During the rally on November 30, all members of the organization got curious blue headbands.
On February 4, a press conference was held, where the "correct" version of the creation of this organization was voiced by its head Kyryl Huzun:
He stated that only former employees of law enforcement agencies can join the organization, as of 4th February, according to his words, the organization was consist of 105 people.
About the members of the organization
Reserve Colonel Volodymyr Dontsu was the Chief of the General Staff, the commander of the National Army, the military considershim as a "father of Moldovan artillery." Being a knight of the order of "Stefan cel Mare" for awards in the Dniester war, he plays an important role in organizing the protests held by the parties of Shor and Kavkalyuk. Expressed pro-Russian political position.
Former Minister of Defense Valery Troyenko
Eduard Viyna is a former military serviceman. In his Facebook profile, he stated that he served in the Navy of the Soviet Union. Recently, the veteran made several posts criticizing the authorities, as well as the war in Ukraine. For example, he shared the scandalous statements of the pro-Russian Mykhailo Garbuz, president of the Moldovan Patriots Party, who claims that the war in Ukraine was provoked by Ukrainians in 2014, when they started killing russians in Donbas.
Eugeniu Dabiža—According to asset declarations, Dabiža worked as an inspector in the "Pantera" Special Forces, from which he was dismissed in November 2018.
Stanislav Kharchenko is a former employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Vitaliy Mistryanu is a wrestler, a former employee of the SOF of Moldova.
About the head of the organization - Kyryl Huzun:
Kyrylo Huzun
— Born in 1978-1980
— From the village of Dreslichen, Moldova. According to Facebook, he lives in Durlesti near the capital Chisinau.
— Was mentioned at the blue ribbon rally in October 2022, organized by Ilan Shor
— Cousin of former Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrii Spinu
In the period 2002-2004. Kyrylo Huzun worked in the "Panther" Special Purpose Unit of the National Administration of Penitentiary Institutions. A former employee of the Border Police, dismissed in 2021 on suspicion of dishonesty.
In the property declarations for the years of work in the border police, Huzun mentioned three cars. The Mercedes was bought for 50,000 euros after several years of working abroad, before he joined the police. Huzun noted that there is another Mercedes and a Lexus listed in the declarations at a price of 10,000 lei each, allegedly bought during the period when he was in the service of the state. The market value of such cars is about 20 thousand euros.
His wife, Natalia Huzun
— She was born approximately on September 28, 1978
— From Drochia, Moldova
— Member of the party "Building Europe at Home" (the party is headed by a pro-Russian politician). The party is headed by Gheorghe Kavkaliuk, the former head of the National Police, who at one time defended pro-Russian politician Ilan Shor and oligarch Volodymyr Plahotniuk.
— Vice-chairman of the party.
— Actively participated in recent demonstrations so that "the government would pay for public utility services to citizens."
About the Russian sign:
As we noted earlier, the organization first came to light at a pro-Russian rally in September 2022, during small protests, as well as during the last and largest rally on February 19 (photo 1), what is common in all of these actions? They were organized by pro-Russian politicians Ilan Shor - the Shor party and Heorgiy Kavkalyuk - the "Building Europe at Home" party (the same one in which Kirill Huzun's wife is).
More about Shor
On October 28, the Washington Post published an interesting article about Moldovan politicians who are on a leash in the FSB of the Russian Federation, in particular, it mentions the Shor party led by Ilon Shor
In response to the change of the president of Moldova (a Russian agent), the Russian special services developed a new plan. In 2020, the FSB began cooperating with the Shor party. In 2017, the head of the party Ilan Shor (his wife is the Russian singer Jasmin) was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison in the case of theft of 1 billion dollars from the country's banking system. While the verdict was being appealed, Shor remained in Moldova, and then left the country.
In the 2021 parliamentary elections, the "Shor" party took third place, gaining 5.7% of the vote. "For some [Ilan Shor] causes an allergic reaction, he is an unacceptable figure. But for others, he is a real idol and leader," says the April 2021 report written by political technologists for the FSB.
According to Ukrainian intelligence documents, Kremlin-hired political technologists first came to Chisinau from Russia in March 2021 to secretly work with Shor's party. They made great efforts not to find out about their presence. Political technologists bought prepaid SIM cards for disposable phones and hid the addresses of rented apartments — even from members of Shor's party.
Political technologists recommended that the party erase as much information as possible about the politician's "negative past" (WP assumes that it is Shor's criminal record) and try to "wash" his image on the Internet. They also advised offering journalists a reward for removing articles.
At the end of September, management control over the two main pro-Russian TV channels in Moldova was transferred to a close associate of Shor. This became the main platform of the politician to promote the agenda agreed with Moscow.
In addition, in 2020, when Shor had a conflict with the Moldovan authorities, the FSB helped him transfer one of his key assets — shares in the Chisinau airport — to Russian businessman Andrii Goncharenko. Shore has said he does not own a stake, but FSB documents from 2020 refer to the airport as a "Shor asset."
The Shor party was to be positioned as a party of "concrete action". Political strategists in reports for the FSB (available to WP) wrote that the party is considered populist and that it "changes people's lives for the better." Shor denied that he had ever received support from the Kremlin, in particular from the special services of the Russian Federation.
The U.S. Treasury Department on October 26 imposed sanctions on several Russian or Moldovan entities and individuals, including Shor, saying he "coordinated with representatives of other oligarchs to create political unrest in Moldova" and "received Russian support" and worked in June with structures "based in Moscow to undermine" Moldova's bid to join the European Union.
Regarding the party "Building Europe Together" and its leader Heorhiy Kavkalyuk
Hryhoriy Kavkalyuk is himself a former colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova, famous for scandals, and also being a police colonel guarding the people of Ilon Shor, regardless of the name of the party in office, he persecuted pro-Western politicians and also fought with pro-Russian competitors. You can read more about him in the article of Radio Liberty.
The authors: @trity2 @Wortex613