Ukrainian Influencer Infiltrates Russian Zoom Meeting Covering Drones, Insults Attendees
Ukrainian prankster Evhen Volnov hijacked closed Russian state video conferences on drone production and jamming systems. He confronted officials about widespread corruption, sluggish certifications, war crime complicity, and military failures before organizers abruptly cut the feeds.
A Ukrainian prankster named Evhen Volnov, using the online handle "Major Chernobaev", managed to infiltrate a Russian government Zoom meeting discussing the challenges in drone production. The meeting, attended by representatives from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade and the state air industry agency Rosaviatsia, was aimed at addressing the slow certification process of Russian drones.
Volnov, using a hack, took control of the meeting and began questioning the attendees about the performance of Russian drones compared to those produced by China. He pointed out the stark contrast in the speed of certification between the two countries, noting that Chinese drones are certified much more quickly than Russian ones.
The officials, including Rosaviatsia Deputy Head Andrey Potemkin, did not initially respond to Volnov's accusations. However, when he asked them to explain their position, they grew visibly uncomfortable and silent. Potemkin, chair of the proceedings, attempted to regain control of the meeting by demanding to know the identity of the person responsible for the disruption.
Volnov, playfully claiming to be an undercover operator for Ukraine's national spy agency, responded by stating that his comments were recorded and that all participants were being recorded as well. He ended the meeting by accusing the Russian officials of being complicit in the country's drone production shortcomings and warned them that they would be held responsible for their actions.
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