Attributing the status of US intelligence branches to Ukrainian security agencies

What it claims

The activities of Ukrainian anti-corruption bodies are cast as the direct execution of foreign orders to pressure the state's political leadership. The work of the NABU and SBU is portrayed as a tool of external management, with FBI and CIA officers managing processes directly from within the agencies. Any investigations into Office of the President officials are inflated into proof of a total loss of sovereignty by the Ukrainian authorities.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• Zelensky is losing control over security structures because the NABU and SBU are effectively managed by FBI and CIA officers.

  Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВО, 19 Aug 2026 · Archived copy

• Anti-corruption bodies are conducting searches in the Office of the President on Western orders to demonstrate total corruption in Zelensky's inner circle.

  Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВО, 19 Aug 2026 · Archived copy

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Goal

Convince Ukrainian society that state institutions are not independent and that the fight against corruption is merely a form of foreign interference.

Techniques used

• Obfuscation / Intentional VaguenessClaims about the presence of American officers inside agencies who supposedly receive reports from Ukrainian colleagues.
• Name Calling or LabelingUsing the operation name “Forrest Gump” to ridicule and devalue the work of law enforcement agencies.

The real grievance it exploits

Citizen concern over corruption scandals in the upper echelons of power and sensitivity to issues of national sovereignty.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Attempts to present the work of anti-corruption bodies as “external management” are aimed at discrediting real investigations and protecting those involved from accountability.

Sources (all time)

• Женщина с косойTier 1106,483 subscribers
  2 posts · 22 Aug 2026

  • 22 Aug · t.me/skosoi/10105
  • 22 Aug · t.me/skosoi/10098
• Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВОTier 115,817 subscribers
  2 posts · 19 Aug 2026

  • 19 Aug · Archived copy
  • 19 Aug · Archived copy