Zotko had access to information from NSDC meetings

Shocking details: leak of information from NSDC meetings and links to Russian agents

Recently, social media reported that law enforcement officers found information on the phones of Ihor Zotko, the nominal director of the Pin-Up casino, regarding the leakage of data to Russia and corruption in Ukraine.

It turns out that Zotko had de facto direct access to classified information discussed at the meetings of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC).

During the analysis of the phones of one of the suspects in the case, Ihor Zotko, messages were found in which he was passing important information to Russians: schemes, sanctions plans, and fragments of criminal cases that were discussed at closed and secret NSDC and Interdepartmental Working Group (IWG) meetings.

Questions remain open:

• What other topics related to the war and the front were discussed at these meetings?
• Did Russian agents gain access to this information as well?
• Which high-ranking officials passed such data to Zotko?
• Are there individuals within the NSDC and IWG who may be collaborating with the Russian side?

Interestingly, Dmitry Punin, the Russian owner of Pin-Up, has a partner in Russia — Udobov, the son-in-law of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. This is another aspect that raises questions about how deeply Russians have penetrated Ukrainian structures.

In addition, Zotko and his Russian contacts actively discussed the actions of Ivan Rudoy, the head of the State Mining and Processing Company (Krail), during interrogations, where he was supposed to mislead the investigation and direct suspicions in the desired direction.

Particular attention should also be paid to the planning of Zotko's meetings with officials. In one of the messages, he noted: «Служба на мне. По Минюсту и Минфину человек пойдет договариваться» (The service is on me. A person will go to negotiate regarding the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance).