Activist Suspected of FSB Ties Linked to Entrapment Case

Veronika Goretskaya is a Rostov activist long suspected of ties to the FSB. A new piece by Mediazona focuses on her

In early 2023, security forces in Rostov detained four young people who allegedly planned to set fire to a district military enlistment office to disrupt mobilization. Three of them were charged with attempted terrorism (later facing 9 to 11 years in a high-security colony), while the fourth — their close friend Veronika Goretskaya — was released without charges, and her name does not appear in the indictment.

At the same time, the case includes a classified witness “Ivanova,” who introduced the would-be arsonists to each other and actively participated in preparing the attack. Mediazona compared the witness testimony with Goretskaya’s interviews and concluded that “Ivanova” and Goretskaya are the same person.

🔗 A year ago, OVD-Info already reported how friendship with Goretskaya led six young men to criminal cases.

Read new details about Goretskaya and those affected by her actions in Mediazona.

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“Something is wrong with Goretskaya”: the story of a Rostov provocateur and prosecution witness

An opposition-minded woman encouraged acquaintances to commit arson and write slogans on walls. They became defendants; she became a prosecution witness.