Roman Dobrokhotov
@dobrokhotov.bsky.social
Verified parody account Theins.press editor-in-chief
Olympic deception: Russia’s doping program is run by the same FSB team that poisoned Navalny The Insider exposes the FSB directorate that handles both athletic doping and political assassinations. theins.press/en/inv/291614
Olympic deception: Russia’s doping program is run by the same FSB team that poisoned Navalny
FSB colonel Dmitry Kovalev has traveled the world to support Team Russia, sitting with his colleagues in the stands at hockey matches in South Korea and…
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The new most secret and elite intelligence unit, dedicated to political murders in Europe and sabotage operations, is not secret anymore - we publish their names, duties, salaries and of course tell about some of their operations
The Insider@theins.press · 5mo agoLost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft @christogrozev.bsky.social, @dobrokhotov.bsky.social and @michaeldweiss.bsky.social detail how hubris and Google Translate exposed Russia's most secretive assassination unit, Center 795.
This is how it will be with whoever dares
The Insider@theins.press · last yr.Six Bulgarian FSB spies jailed for up to 10 years over plot to kidnap investigative journalists Christo Grozev (@christogrozev.bsky.social) and Roman Dobrokhotov (@dobrokhotov.bsky.social) The group's handler, ex-Wirecard COO-turned-FSB operative Jan Marsalek, fled to Russia in 2020.
I usually don’t write op-eds, but this one has been brewing in my mind for years, so it turned into a summary about what is wrong in this world and what we can do about it
The Insider@theins.press · last yr.100 days of shock therapy: What everyone should have learned from Trump’s first months back in office The Insider's editor-in-chief Roman Dobrokhotov (@dobrokhotov.bsky.social) examines the decline of political institutions that made Trump's election possible.
The Insider found dozens of companies- including European ones - that provide illegal Russian oil exports, earning dozens of billions every year
The Insider@theins.press · last yr.❗ Oil’s well that ends well: How Russian oil exports sail past the G7’s price cap — with European help The Insider takes a deep dive into Russia's clandestine oil trade, exposing the companies and countries that help Moscow circumvent the $60 cap.
Poster boy: Six instances of Kremlin disinformation amplified through Elon Musk's social network The Insider dissects the most striking examples of Russian propaganda Musk posts on X — from Zelensky as a "beggar" and "dictator" to USAID funding COVID-19.
Poster boy: Six instances of Kremlin disinformation amplified through Elon Musk’s social network
Since Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter in 2022, the platform has been flooded with bots posting fake news, including AI-generated content, much of it originating from the Kremlin. In recent years, Musk...
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Fun story about how FSB hired Bulgarians to kidnap and kill me and @christogrozev.bsky.social
The Insider@theins.press · last yr.❗“Let’s hire an ISIS suicide bomber to blow him up in the street!”: Europe’s most wanted man plotted my murder — and that of my colleague After today’s verdict, @christogrozev.bsky.social reveals the plot to kidnap — and possibly kill — him and @dobrokhotov.bsky.social.
Trump thought he would look strong and tough lecturing Zelenskyy and that Ukraine leader would have to tolerate all the humiliation in front of the press to get weapons. But Zelenskyy in the most decisive moments for his country can show strength and dignity. The moment of real shame for Trump
The Insider@theins.press · last yr.Zelensky leaves White House early after clash with Trump, accused of “disrespect in the cherished Oval Office”
Keep Elon Musk’s hands out of my Medicare: Why Europe isn’t rushing to be like America Not even the European far-right is enthusiastic about the idea of American-style cuts to their social welfare programs.
Keep Elon Musk’s hands out of my Medicare: Why Europe isn’t rushing to be like America
Elon Musk has called to “Make Europe Great Again,” tweaking Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. Putting his money where his mouth is, the world’s richest entrepreneur has spoken at the congress of the far...
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Нам удалось доказать то, что давно подозревали – ГРУ платило террористам Талибана за убийства американцев в Афганистане. Просто напрямую, кешем. По $200 000 за человека. В этом тексте конкретные имена офицеров и их афганских курьеров, которые этим занимались theins.ru/politika/277...
По $200 тысяч за каждого убитого американца. Как ГРУ платило талибам за теракты
В течение многих лет ГРУ платило различным террористическим группировкам в Афганистане за теракты, направленные против США и войск коалиции. The Insider удалось не только найти доказательства существо...
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Final mathematical proof that Georgian elections were indeed rigged
The Insider@theins.press · 2y agoIt’s raining men: How all-male voting “carousels” helped Georgian Dream hold on to power Election analyst Roman Udot highlights statistics revealing fraudulent voting in Georgia, estimating that a fair vote would have cost the ruling party its majority in parliament.
First days of the new Trump’s cabinet youtu.be/MqkT4B-9MGk?...
History of the world Part 1 - Fuck The Poor
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We found that the oligarchs in the Putin’s narrow circle, who are under sanctions for many years, are actually still earning billions of dollars every year openly trading with the West - all they have to do is to make their share less than 50% and no one asks questions! How convenient!
The Insider@theins.press · 2y ago⚡️ The regime's minority stakeholders: Key Putin oligarchs still profiting from trade with Europe, despite sanctions theins.press/en/corruptio...
There is a new wave of discussion of so called “opinion polls” in Russia. Here is a good explanation why you shouldn’t rely on any data like this in such regimes (which was recently nicely proven in Syria) theins.ru/en/society/2...
The silent nation: Why Russia's wartime opinion polls cannot be trusted
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, opinion polls have shown a striking 80% support for Vladimir Putin's actions. However, experts agree that surveys do not reflect the rea...
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Damascus has fallen. Looks like Moscow should prepare a special dormitory for all the “legitimate presidents” Russia will host
What a genius move: Israel suddenly stops its operation in Lebanon and the same islamists who just yesterday were fighting against them are now with their silent approval taking control over Syria in 3 days. What a plot twist
The collapse of the Syrian government army could be predicted a year ago: when Russia is stuck in Ukraine and Iranian militants are fighting against Israel they just left Assad alone and now we see what would have happened in Syria in 2012 if not Russia and Iran.
That is a major breakthrough. Looks like the change in the official position of the intelligence community is a question of time.
The Insider@theins.press · 2y ago⚡️U.S. congressional Intelligence Committee confirms The Insider’s findings on the “Havana syndrome”
Putin’s strike with a “new hypersonic missile” (which is actually neither new nor hypersonic) reminds of the Iranian response to the Israeli attack, in the words of Shakespeare - “full of sound and fury signifying nothing”
The Insider is now on BlueSky! Please subscribe! (In this article we debunk the official propaganda line about how military spendings made Russians richer. In fact now more people are still living in poverty than before the full-scale invasion)
The Insider@theins.press · 2y agoNot in favor of the poor: Rosstat’s poverty figures vs. objective reality Poverty levels in Russia surged after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and despite enormous government spending, the situation has yet to return to pre-war levels.
Maybe it’s not a game changer, but it’s the strongest kick in the balls since the beginning of the war: in the strike zone there are dozens of big ammunition depots, military airfields etc. The question is - how many missiles are given. Dozens won’t change too much, hundreds- will change everything
I’m an atheist but even I sometimes follow the god, so since today I follow @thetweetofgod.bsky.social and return from twitter where I just tired of banning assholes in replies
First big piece I've helped with at the NYT, on how US and Israeli Intel officials misinterpreted a video presented as key evidence in the Oct. 17 hospital blast www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/w...
A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast
A widely cited missile video does not shed light on what happened, a Times analysis concludes.
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Europe keeps supplying equipment and components to Russian missile manufacturers theins.ru/en/politics/...
Killjoy alert: Europe keeps supplying equipment and components to Russian missile manufacturers
After the full-scale invasion began, most of Russia's defense enterprises were hit by Western sanctions, but the contractors of the companies manufacturing the Kinzhal – Kh-47M2, NATO reporting name...
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After this x-rebranding of Twitter I start really believing in Bleu-sky feature
