Author: disinfo3

For May 31, a protest action against the local administration is announced in the center of Tiraspol. The mobilization of participants mainly takes place through an anonymous Viber channel, one of the most influential in the Transnistrian region. In the political and media environment of the region, the channel is associated with Alexandr Socolan, state the disinfo.md sources from the region. Socolan is a former collaborator of the security structures of the Transnistrian customs committee and a person close to the former leader of the region, Evgheni Șevciuk, who currently resides in the Russian Federation. Beyond the real discontent existing…

Disinfo.md has identified five employees of the so-called “MGB” from the Transnistrian region, a structure under the control of Russia’s FSB, who were deprived of the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova this week by a decree signed by Maia Sandu. Their identity was established with the help of OSINT tools and the analysis of data from open sources. Previously, the presidential administration announced the withdrawal of citizenship for five individuals, but the official document only contained their names. The decision was made based on legal provisions that allow for the annulment of citizenship in cases related to threats to…

Russia has intensified its contacts with the political elites of Gagauzia against the backdrop of the prolonged crisis regarding the organization of elections for the Popular Assembly of the autonomy. According to some sources, the visit to Comrat of the non-grata ambassador of the Russian Federation to Chisinau, Oleg Ozerov, and his meetings with representatives of the local leadership were perceived in Comrat as a signal of Moscow’s dissatisfaction with the agreements reached between Chisinau and Comrat regarding the electoral process. Sources close to the Disinfo discussions claim that the Kremlin views attempts to normalize relations between the central authorities…

More manipulative information published by the French language magazine Omerta, considered a tool of Kremlin propaganda in France, has been actively distributed in the Republic of Moldova. Dozens of accounts, pages and social media channels, as well as some politicians and propagandist internet users, have promoted claims that present Moldova as a “playground” for Emmanuel Macron and George Soros and a “geopolitical laboratory” of the “EU interference” in its internal affairs. At the same time, the government in Chisinau is presented as a “mafia” and “organized crime”. In reality, the content of the articles published by Omerta is not backed…

In the online space, several video recordings were published containing allegations about the links of the former Minister of Justice, Fadei Nagacevschi, with Russian special services. The subject appears in the context of the pronouncement, on April 22, of the verdict in Vladimir Plahotniuc’s case, in which Nagacevschi is presented as an “independent consultant”. In the same material, Vladimir Kamelintov is also mentioned. Following the publication of the investigation, he was expelled from the Republic of Moldova. At the same time, a video recording has appeared online, made in the summer of 2022 in Chisinau, in which Nagacevschi and Vladimir…

The crisis around the elections in Gagauzia could be the result of the decisions of local elites and the influence of some political forces in the autonomy associated with the Kremlin, says the Speaker of the Parliament, Igor Grosu, quoted by IPN. According to him, the blocking of the electoral process in Gagauzia occurred after the authorities in Comrat dismantled the regional electoral body and adopted decisions that, in practice, made the formation of a new composition of the Central Electoral Council impossible. Igor Grosu also mentioned that the influence of Ilan Șor’s political group and their “friends from the…

Companies from the Transnistrian region that import petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel, will have to pay taxes to the budget of the Republic of Moldova, as part of a gradual process of fiscal harmonization between the two banks of the Dniester. The statement was made by the head of the Reintegration Policy Bureau, Valeriu Chiveri, during the “Reality is watching you” show on Realitatea TV. According to the official, the authorities in Chisinau aim to create a common economic, fiscal and customs space, and the introduction of taxes for certain imports from the left bank of the Dniester…

The Russian disinformation network has launched, for the first time since the lost elections, a broad campaign against the Republic of Moldova. The analysts at Disinfo.md have identified elements indicating the preparation of a large-scale informational operation. Its purpose is to amplify public anxiety, undermine trust in state institutions, and present Moldova as an “unstable” actor in the region. It should be noted that this is not about the emergence of new facts or evidence, but about the reactivation of old claims, previously launched on various international and media platforms, but now brought back to the forefront as if they…

Yesterday, the ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova, Oleg Ozerov, arrived in Comrat. The information about the visit was confirmed to Disinfo.md by sources within the power structures of Gagauzia. According to the sources, the diplomat intended to have a meeting with several Gagauzian politicians, considered close to the Kremlin, in one of the restaurants in Comrat. At the moment when the meeting participants were in the venue, the police received a call about a supposed explosive device placed in the restaurant. This information was confirmed to Disinfo.md by sources within the Ministry of Internal Affairs.…

According to a source cited by the Russian publication VChK-OGPU, a broad investigation is underway within the Russian FSB regarding the embezzlement of funds allocated in recent years for operations intended to ensure a favorable outcome for the Kremlin in the elections in the Republic of Moldova. The checks were initiated by the new head of the Fifth Directorate of the FSB, Alexei Komkov, and his first deputy, Albert Stepyghin. Under the scrutiny of the investigation is the former first deputy of the directorate, Dmitry Miliutin, who coordinated the Moldovan directorate. He has already been questioned several times and risks…