A pen pal in Moscow: Moldovan Chief of General Staff leaked secret information to his GRU handlers

Igor Gorgan and Alexei Makarov began particularly active communications in April 2022, following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Their confidential meetings primarily occurred in cafes in Chisinau or during fishing trips. “I can meet anyone, I am a man of action, we need to move forward faster! We should go fishing and talk about everything! We're living in historic times! And we have to make this history!” reads one of the messages from the Moldovan general.

Judging by these reports, the GRU was particularly interested in what kind of weapons Kyiv buys from neighboring countries — including Moldova. General Gorgan immediately reported: “Ukraine’s [state defense exporter] Ukroboronexport is trying to buy back (or take with the help of ‘partners’) 6 Mig-29s from Moldova, which are in Mărculești. They insist very strongly... So far the airplanes are in place. They want to ‘pull off’ the operation through a front company from the United Arab Emirates in the near future.”

Gorgan sent another message on the same day: “Railroad trains with fuel are coming from the territory of Moldova, namely from the village of Etulia to the Ukrainian settlement of Reni. The train with fuel moves only at night, during the day it stands still in order not to become a target of the Russian Federation's Aerospace Forces (VKS).”

“Thank you,” Colonel Makarov replies.

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