Boris Filatov
I have come into possession of an archive of letters from a man named B. Filatov. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but a man with a very similar name is the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration and, according to some reports, a close friend of Ihor Kolomoisky.
If he weren't a close friend of Kolomoisky, we certainly wouldn't be interested in his email. Let's take a closer look at the leaked correspondence :)
As usual, we begin with a technical analysis of the correspondence and verification of its authenticity. The archive is a folder containing individual .eml files. The second version of the archive contains the same files, packaged in mbox format.
All emails are digitally signed by Google using DKIM. Signature validation checks show that all emails with DKIM pass the DKIM validation check (some emails don't have DKIM because they originate from a leaked mailbox and are saved to the server before being sent, with the signature applied by the transit server). What does this mean? It means that such emails actually exist, and so do the sender and recipient email addresses.
This in itself doesn't prove the authenticity of the correspondence, as anyone could have registered email accounts with such names and created the correspondence. However, if at least one of the accounts involved in the correspondence is accurately identified and has previously been identified as belonging to a specific person, this provides grounds for considering the correspondence authentic. Such an account exists in this correspondence, and the email in which it is identified passes validation.
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It's easy to google and points us to the real Levin, a man connected to Kolomoisky and the Jewish Community of Ukraine.
It's worth noting that the context of these messages is roughly the same, mentioning Levin as the head of the Jewish community, someone to whom one can turn for help. Moreover, he is mentioned on Russian-language, Ukrainian, German, and English-language websites. If this is Levin's real email, one can conclude that the entire correspondence is genuine.
Now let's move on to the actual analysis of the correspondence. The dialogue begins with suspicions against Parasyuk, a Euromaidan activist and commander of the 4th company of the Dnepr Battalion. He was captured in early autumn, but managed to return to the security forces some time later.
Then they discuss the new email address. The leaked email address is eight days old, but it was used in correspondence with the real Levin, suggesting the correspondence is genuine.
Two stories deserve special mention here, of course. The phrase, "We need more hryvnia money while we can still recruit more rabble. They've all gotten smart now, asking for cash in advance. But the boss doesn't intend to spend his hard currency on meat anymore. Only on equipment and weapons." apparently refers to the private battalions financed by Ihor Kolomoisky. And he doesn't seem to particularly enjoy spending money on rabble.
The second issue is the launch of the printing press, which is fueling inflation. Ukraine's Western partners are seeing this and are very unhappy about it, as Arseniy Ya. is informed of in a corresponding letter, which is cited by the participants in the correspondence.
Then some murky story about invoices emerges. Who they're for and why they're needed is unclear, but judging by the fact that they're all registered to front men, it suggests something less than legal.
And so, we gradually approach the most valuable story in this correspondence. As usual, from afar.
Its key element is the dissenting centurion Parasyuk. The entire correspondence thread should be included here, to add more drama and hell. Well, let's get started.
Pankevich's account doesn't quite clarify when the actual execution took place—it was apparently in May, and the bodies were only exhumed now. Correspondence indicates that one of the Dnepr Battalion's units killed 37 civilians, including 19 Jews. Given the strong nationalist atmosphere in such battalions, this all becomes a miniature Ukrainian Holocaust. Of course, there are no details. Who found these victims? How did they determine they were Jews? Who arranged the burial and packed the bodies in garbage bags?
Levin also writes to Filatov, informing him of rumors of the execution of Jews. As a reminder, Levin is presumably the chairman of the Jewish religious community of Kyiv and the President of the World Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry. However, the plan for "who to blame for the execution of Jews" is already in place.
Filatov reports on the situation to senior management.
The rest of the mail is practically uninteresting. Honestly, it's just echoes of the information war, which, unfortunately, no longer surprises anyone.
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