A US Navy vet who has been accused of spreading leaked Pentagon files is reportedly back online, continuing to spread misinformation as he shares his support for Russian military operations in Ukraine.
Sarah Bils — the 38-year-old New Jersey native who became known in April as “Donbass Devushka,” the online personality behind a vast network of pro-Kremlin blogs, podcasts and fundraising accounts — has relaunched the page under that name. “DD Geopolitics,” according to the Daily Mail.
A post on the Telegram page in July read: “Donbas Devushka didn’t do a missing act, she just did a great makeover.
“Rest assured, the same group of freaks are still running the scheme behind the scenes.”
The post linked back to another page, saying “You can read Sarah’s statement on the rebrand here.”
Bils posted on the page about her support for the Kremlin.Sarah Bils
In the post, a user who identified himself as Bils said: “As you know, the past two months have been a challenging time for this community, and for myself, in particular.
“Without going into too many personal details, the amount of stress and what I’m missing is greater than most people can imagine,” she wrote.
“Let’s be clear, this is not because of ‘lies’ or because I previously served in the Navy. This is because you and I present an alternative world view.
His social media account was taken down after that.Telegram
“Which brings me to the next point, the team. This channel and all its subsidiaries are constantly maintained by a collective team. It’s never one person.
“After recent events, for my own safety and well-being, we’ve decided to make sure it’s better known that this is a community and always will be.”
In several posts on the page, Bils and several unidentified co-hosts denounced the United States’ support for Ukraine, amassing more than 200,000 followers along the way, the Daily Mail reported
In several posts on the DD Geopolitics page, posters criticized the United States’ support for Ukraine. Sarah Bills
Some posts parrot the Kremlin line, with followers encouraged to donate to the Russian army and Wagner’s militia.
In a post on September 4, a user believed to be Bils slammed the US, blaming successive administrations for “continuous meddling” and inciting a massive invasion of Ukraine.
He continued to repeat the debunked claim that the US government and its allies “produced” two revolutions in the country.
Bils, center, is a United States Navy veteran who is under investigation for allegedly sharing classified documents.Facebook / Northwest Fleet Readiness Center
Among the page’s many followers are Moscow’s envoy to the United Nations and Alexander Dugin, a right-wing political philosopher who has been described as Putin’s “brain” on foreign policy.
It has also been praised by pro-Kremlin bloggers in Russia, including the Ryber Telegram channel linked to Wagner.
The Post has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
Pekka Kallioniemi, a Russian disinformation researcher at the University of Tampere in Finland, told the Daily Mail he found the new account “shocking.”
“I find it shocking that the FBI appears to be turning a blind eye to the online activities of people who are clearly working on behalf of America’s enemies,” he said.
Jack Teixeira, an Air National Guardsman, disseminated intelligence documents about US support for Ukraine online. Air National Guard
Bils was first identified as the person behind the “Donbass Devushka” page by a group of pro-Ukraine online spies, known as the North Atlantic Fella Organization (NAFO).
It revealed his true identity after comparing footage from Devushka Bils’s Donbass broadcast with a June 2020 interview he had in his real identity with the Aquarium Co-op Podcast, where he voiced his expertise and love of tropical fish.
During the interview, NAFO found Bils to have a similar voice to his pro-Russian persona, as well as similar home decor to Devushka’s Donbass broadcasts.
NAFO also found that Bils’ birthday matched Donbass Devushka’s online request for birthday donations from his followers.
But Bils has previously denied any wrongdoing, saying the leaked documents were posted by another administrator on his site, claiming there are about 14 other people “around the world” who operate his vast network.
“I clearly know the gravity of secret classified material. We don’t disclose it,” he told the Wall Street Journal.
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