Dubinsky was previously sanctioned by the US in 2021 for his role in spreading Russian disinformation to influence the 2020 US presidential election. He was part of Andrii Derkach's Russian disinformation group.
Derkach if you'll remember met with Rudy Giuliani to spread Hunter Biden disinformation in the lead up to the 2020 election. He also was setting up Russian security forces in Ukraine to seize locations during the Russian invasion, but fortunately that plot was uncovered by Ukrainian intelligence.
"In its latest release, the SBU stated that the People’s Deputy has engaged in information gathering and subversive activities benefiting Russia. According to investigation materials, he operated under the call sign “Buratino” (“Pinocchio”) and was part of a criminal organization formed by the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU)."
"One notable instance of disinformation was Dubinsky’s spread of fake news about the alleged interference of Ukrainian high-ranking officials in the 2020 US presidential elections, according to the SBU."
"The hostile group also included former Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Derkach, who fled abroad on the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The organization’s subversive activities in Kyiv were allegedly coordinated by Derkach’s ex-assistant, and former GRU employee during the USSR, Ihor Kolesnikov, who is currently serving a sentence for treason.
Former prosecutor Kostyantyn Kulyk, known by the nickname “Ptychka” (a diminutive form of “Bird”), also part of the network, is currently evading justice abroad."
Derkach with Giuliani. The US believes that Derkach was a Russian agent for at least a decade.
