FSB letter from Wind of Change - May 4 2023
Huge repercussions at the Russian Air Force (VVS) after Osechkin unmasks pilots en masse.
Twitter thread here:
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1654166296882184226
May 4 2023 Letter from Wind of Change to Vladimir Osechkin
Translation:
“I will be brief – there is no possibility to explain everything as it’s late night.
1) What happened yesterday: the announcement of the personal data of the flight crew was the main shock [for everyone!!!]. A gigantic shock;
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1653892088910741505
2) My first letter about the UAV (drone strike) on the Kremlin: I can confirm that it is "something internal" and not Ukrainian, all arguments for the impossibility of a nuclear strike in response - also confirm;
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1653792699236110337
3) Right now, there is a classic disinformation campaign underway, aimed at discrediting the topic of disclosing personal information of pilots [and generally, leaks of such magnitude from long-range aviation, with an obvious failure of the state security system]. There will be a series of posts and publications intended to shift the focus onto the topic that allegedly [I quote the leaked directive] "Osechkin is a complete idiot," while simultaneously discrediting "information from sources" on a massive scale;
4) There can only be one effective response from you: put the flight personnel data [some of the data can be blurred, about families] in a separate post and be sure to indicate that you are putting it up in response to an attempt to shift attention from leaks from the air force/ long-range aviation to "fakes thrown in by Pozdnyakov";
5) The situation as a whole is extremely unstable, de facto managerial chaos. Colleagues are now tightly working out those who are "leaky" and ready to flee. The system has cracked.
Unfortunately, I am now catastrophically pressed for time; I will not physically have time to write more. One of the goals of the system is to demoralize you and make you refuse to work with sources. The IPSO (disinformation campaign) on you will be protracted, in the style of ridicule and mockery, with a shift of emphasis to "fakes from pilots". Once again: just put out ALL the data on the pilots that you have which they are trying to divert attention from. The Ukrainian segment will be swayed by "Osechkin is a fool, don't believe him," while the Western segment, controlled by us, will be swayed by "Osechkin makes money from fakes.” But all of this will collapse if the emphasis is placed on the pilots' data.
Regards, all the best ".
Osechkin: “P.S. We are unlikely to seek to speak in the IPSO (disinformation operation) discussion against us and publish all the data of all the pilots at the moment, especially since many there read us and listen to us. But we will publish small elements of archives from our insiders and sources to expose the lies and inconsistency of our critics and haters and clearly show the extent of leaks and leaks from the VVS, MoD, DVKR and beyond. It will be about a much more global leak. We cannot be manipulated or controlled, and the fact that the servicemen and propagandists needed to somehow throw something in at least for us at night speaks only of their stupidity and cravenness. It is so important for them to plug the holes and plug the leaks that they are willing to do anything, even at 3:00 in the morning. And it is very important to us that thousands of people associated with aviation and the Russian Defense Ministry watch the stream and think about it, to pause.
Our only goal is to stop the fighting and the attacks, to prevent more killing and tragedy. Moving on. And yes, interesting material will be posted here in stages, stay tuned to our channel for updates.”