Yevhen Volnov, a Ukrainian activist, infiltrated a virtual Russian Defence Ministry meeting involving roughly 50 officials. During the session on military supply budgets, Volnov threatened the attendees with future imprisonment and drone attacks on their factories.
A 50-person budget session interrupted by Yevhen Volnov
The virtual meeting, which focused on the budget for supplies destined for the Russian army, was attended by approximately 50 people, including heads of defence plants and officials responsible for distributing military goods. As the report details,Yevhen Volnov gained entry by posing as a participant who supported the war effort, only to pivot the conversation toward the vulnerability of the Russian military-industrial complex.
Volnov challenged the officials on whether the budget included funds for electronic warfare systems, warning that without them, their factories would likely face drone strikes. The intrusion caused immediate chaos, with Russian officials describing Volnov as a "provocateur" and an "idiot" before abruptly terminating the conference call.
Mykyta Kuvikov and the DrukArmy network
The man known as Yevhen Volnov is actually Mykyta Kuvikov, a controversial figure in Ukraine's information war. According to the source, Kuvikov is an activist who specializes in social engineering and impersonation to target Russian entities. he is also involved in the management of DrukArmy, a military 3D-printing network that supports Ukrainian forces.
Kuvikov's tactics represent a broader trend of "cognitive warfare," where the goal is not necessarily to steal data, but to induce psychological distress and paranoia within the enemy's administrative ranks.. By penetrating a high-level Russian Defence Ministry call, Kuvikov demonstrated that the Kremlin's internal digital communications are susceptible to basic social engineering.
The SBU's promised retribution for defence plant heads
During the hack, Volnov explicitly invoked the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), claiming that the agency was watching the participants and possessed detailed information on every individual in the meeting. He told the Russian officials that they were "accomplices of the regime" and would be held accountable for the blood of women and children.
The threat extended beyond the current conflict;Volnov asserted that these officials would eventually face prison at the hands of their own people once the war ends.. By recording the faces and names of the attendees, Volnov claimed he had successfully identified every official and company involved in the budget session, effectively creating a blacklist for future SBU or military action.
How Volnov gained access to the Russian Defence Ministry's link
While the impact of the intrusion was clear, the exact method of entry remains unverified.. The source does not specify whether Volnov obtained the meeting link through a leak, a phishing attack, or by compromising the account of an existing participant. It remains unclear if the Russian Defence Ministry has since patched the security flaw that allowed a civilian prankster to enter a top-secret budget discussion.
Furthermore, while Volnov claimed to have "uncovered every company involved," it is not yet known if this data has been shared with Ukrainian intelligence or if the "identification" was primarily a psychological tactic to increase the panic among the 50 attendees.
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