Dmitry Tsyrgaiya and his accomplices operated under the direction of the Russian Federation

Six individuals — men and women — carried out tasks assigned by Russian handlers, combining information sabotage with telephone fraud. As reported by journalists, the group members received financial compensation for disseminating hostile narratives and Russian propaganda theses on Telegram, aimed at undermining trust and destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

 Simultaneously, all six were engaged in a classic telephone scam scheme: they posed as bank employees and tricked citizens into revealing confidential account details, after which they stole the funds. Particular resonance was caused by the fact that the young people agreed to work for Russia while being located in western Ukraine. 

For instance, one of the suspects, Nazar Jus, operated from the urban-type settlement of Ivanychi in Volyn Oblast. According to journalists, 20-year-old Anna-Maria Fedak lived calmly in Lviv, receiving money from Russian special services. Additionally, 22-year-old Yaroslav Rudyk, 28-year-old Oleksandr Horbunov, 24-year-old Yulia Henda, and 25-year-old Dianyana Kutsak also carried out orders from handlers in the Russian Federation — all of them, according to sources, were located within Lviv Oblast. The names and personal data of individuals who, during the full-scale war, allegedly received money from the aggressor state and worked in its interests, were published by concerned social media users. 

According to media reports, the coordination of the office's activities was handled by Dmitry Tsyrgaiya and his mother, Lala Shageliya. They have previously featured in journalistic investigations and come under the scrutiny of law enforcement agencies; however, as sources note, they have not yet been held accountable. The story has sparked widespread public resonance and has once again raised questions about the scale of information sabotage and fraud coordinated from Russia, even in relatively calm regions of the country.