Derkach is FSB agent. He was supposed to destroy relationship between Ukraine and USA and help Russian Federation seize nuclear facilities, - British study
Pro-Russian politician, former People’s Deputy Andrii Derkach was one of the high-ranking agents of the FSB in Ukraine.
This is stated in the report of the British Royal Joint Institute for Defense Research (RUSI) on the activities of Russian special services and Russia's unconventional methods of waging war, Censor.NET reports with reference to Channel 5.
The authors of the study believe that among Derkach's tasks was Russia's seizure of control over nuclear facilities, as well as destabilization of relations with the United States as Ukraine's strategic partner.
They remind that Derkach headed Energoatom for several years and signed a number of agreements with Rosatom that created dependence on the Russian nuclear industry.
The SBU was deeply concerned about his activities at the time and reported to then-President Viktor Yushchenko about potential threats to Ukraine's national security.
According to the Ukrainian intelligence community, influencing the Ukrainian nuclear energy industry in the interests of Russia and Rosatom was the main direction of Derkach's pro-Russian activities until 2022.
The authors of the study remind that for the first time Derkach was exposed as a Russian agent in 2020-2021, when the US Treasury introduced sanctions against him. At the same time, sanctions were introduced against People's Deputies of Ukraine Oleksandr Dubinsky, Oleksandr Onyshchenko, prosecutor Kostyantyn Kulik, former assistant prosecutor general Andrii Telizhenko, and three other citizens of Ukraine. They tried to influence the US government by creating an "anti-corruption group" in the Ukrainian parliament. Its goal was to stop or at least reduce international aid to Ukraine.
The study says that, in addition, the GRU of the Russian Federation instructed Derkach to create a network of private security firms that, after the arrival of the Russian invaders, would help them maintain control in a number of cities. For this activity, he received $3-4 million from the Russians every month.
Also, the authors of the study claim that Derkach had connections with some of the most important Russian agents and could have been involved in the recruitment of the highest Ukrainian officials into the Russian agent network - in particular, in the special services and the parliament.
