The FSS and "Yandex" created fake websites of the RVK and LFR
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The FSS and "Yandex" created fake websites of the RVK and LFR

LFR fighters
Source:  online.ua

According to the Russian publication "Meduza", the FSS and the Russian browser "Yandex" created fake copies of the websites of the volunteer battalions on the Ukrainian side of the Legion "Freedom of Russia" and the "Russian Volunteer Corps".

Points of attention

  • FSS and Yandex reportedly collaborated to create fake websites of Ukrainian volunteer battalions RVK and LFR to identify Russians interested in joining them.
  • The fake sites had forms to collect user data without donation details, potentially exposing privacy violations and raising security concerns.
  • Allegedly, Yandex deliberately promoted these fake sites in search results, while Google did not display them, prompting suspicions of company collaboration with security forces.
  • Differences between the fake and real sites included slight domain variations, typical of phishing attacks, indicating potential malicious intent behind the scheme.
  • Despite the removal of the fake sites, cached versions remain on Yandex, highlighting the lasting impact and complexities of the FSB's alleged creation of these deceptive platforms.

What is known about the FSS's creation of fake copies of the RVK and LFR websites

It is noted that these sites were displayed at the top of the Yandex search results, but they were not displayed during the Google search results.

Journalists of the publication emphasize that with the help of these sites the FSS tried to identify Russians who have a desire to join the RVK and LFR.

Russian intelligence officials are sure that "Yandex" deliberately advertises fake sites that may be related to Russian security forces, and also accused the company of cooperating with the FSB.

The FSS created fake websites of the RVK and LFR
"Russian Volunteer Corps"

Currently, fake sites are not available, but cached versions are still on the first line of Yandex.

Volunteers fighting in the Armed Forces confirmed that these are not their sites.

How do fake sites differ from real sites of the RVK and LFR

The difference between the fake sites of the FSS and the original platforms of volunteer battalions was one letter in the domain.

This is a typical technique of a phishing attack (as a rule, it is used by fraudsters to steal money or a person's data).

As one of the users noted, unlike the real ones, they did not have details for donations. Instead, both sites had a form to collect data - about the respondent's gender, age, contacts and location. It was assumed that the user could submit the information himself through these forms.

However, it is not possible to say exactly who created or maintains these sites.

The fake site "Svobody Rossii" was registered in December 2023, and the RDK - in August of the same year. During domain registration, all data was hidden.

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Ukraine's Best Friend. Who is Megan Mobbs and how is she connected to Trump?

Kellogg's daughter has been helping Ukraine in every way for many years in a row

The Washington Post draws attention to the fact that the daughter of the US special representative for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, Megan Mobbs, has been heading the RT Weatherman Foundation, a charitable foundation that has been helping Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, for many years.

Points of attention

  • The Mobbs Foundation coordinates the delivery of medical aid to Ukrainian hospitals and the evacuation of wounded American soldiers.
  • Megan Mobbs harshly criticized the Joe Biden administration for its lack of aid to Ukraine.

Kellogg's daughter has been helping Ukraine in every way for many years in a row

According to American journalists, there is no better "friend of Ukraine" than Mobbs.

Despite this, as the editorial board notes, there are no guarantees that a member of Trump's team will always agree with his daughter, and vice versa.

The Mobbs Foundation has created and operates a logistics center on the Romanian-Ukrainian border, from where more than 10,000 pallets of medicines, medical supplies, and other aid have already been delivered to over 70 Ukrainian hospitals and humanitarian organizations.

Megan Mobbs (Photo: Instagram mobbs_mentality)

Moreover, it is indicated that Megan Mobbs' team is helping to evacuate wounded American volunteers fighting in Ukraine, and is also actively engaged in the repatriation of the bodies of deceased American soldiers.

What is important to understand is that it was the RT Weatherman Foundation that coordinated and sponsored Kellogg's trip to Ukraine in January 2023.

As is known, he later spoke before the US Senate and stated that Ukraine should be given the opportunity to defeat the Russian army, since "only this can force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table."

Amid recent events, Megan Mobbs also harshly criticized the Joe Biden administration, which, in her opinion, did not do enough to help Ukraine.

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