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[RED CONTOUR] · UA NSDC SANCTIONS #376/2021, #55/2022 & #38/2025 + STRANA.TODAY / @STRANA_404 MIRRORS & RU-RU BOTS + ACTIVE LLC 'LASMAK' & O. BUZYNA FOUNDATION

Ihor Huzhva & Svitlana Kryukova ('Strana.ua') — Founder & Editor-in-Chief I. Huzhva (NSDC Decrees #376/2021, #55/2022, Vienna) & Former First Deputy Editor S. Kryukova (NSDC Decree #38/2025 of 19.01.2025)

Joint forensic dossier on sanctioned media holding 'Strana.ua' and its top leadership — founder and editor-in-chief Ihor Anatoliyovych Huzhva (b. 23.05.1974, residing in Vienna since 2018, sanctioned under Presidential Decrees No. 376/2021 and No. 55/2022) and former first deputy editor-in-chief Svitlana Valentynivna Kryukova (b. 28.02.1984, placed under 10-year personal NSDC sanctions by Decree No. 38/2025 of 19.01.2025, contested before the Supreme Court Administrative Cassation Court in March 2025): operates an unblocked mirror ecosystem (strana.today, YouTube @strana_404, TikTok @strana_co) amplified by ru-RU Google autoregs, serves as the baseline 'Ukrainian source' for TASS and RIA Novosti, and retains active corporate entities in Ukraine's live EDR as of 31.10.2026 — publisher LLC 'Lasmak' (39649484), parent LLC 'Madzheri' (39810822), and Huzhva's 'Oles Buzyna Charitable Foundation' (40264985).

[CRITERION 1 · BOTFARM SYMBIOSIS & SELECTIVE MODERATION]: Industrial circumvention of NSDC sanctions via rotating web mirrors (strana.today, strana.best), Telegram 'Politika Strany', TikTok @strana_co, and the unblocked YouTube mirror @strana_404 (UCbbRZHFt1ox5niCWOEpvu8g, UA_OPEN: True), whose comment threads are serviced by certified Russian-locale (ru-RU) Google autoregs: UCRzobonKWjgbC00mJio7P9Q (AleksandrDolgov), UCPCm0ZlrptoWZzEDCnYzChA (Nikolay), UCOUHyRbcSyEqmICi4DW46Wg (VladimirKryukov).
[CRITERION 2 · RUSSIAN STATE MEDIA SYNDICATION]: Primary 'Ukrainian media source' for TASS, RIA Novosti, Lenta.ru, Izvestia, and Russian MoD briefings (2022-2026): round-the-clock syndication of 'Strana' reports on infrastructure strikes, mobilization friction, and domestic destabilization under the attribution 'Ukrainian media report'.
NBU FINANCIAL MONITORING & UKRAINIAN REGISTRY COMPLIANCE (RESOLUTION NO. 65 / LAW NO. 361-IX)
[JURISDICTION: ACTIVE IN UKRAINE] · [NBU AML REG. #65 · NSDC #376/2021, #55/2022, #38/2025 · 39649484 / 40264985] · Verified: 2026-10-31
Regulatory Basis: Presidential Decrees of Ukraine No. 376/2021 (20.08.2021), No. 55/2022 (15.02.2022), and No. 38/2025 (19.01.2025) · NBU Board Resolution No. 65 (asset freeze on sanctioned publishing LLCs and affiliated foundations)
1. Ministry of Justice EDR Entities (EDRPOU) & 2025 Financials:
  • LLC 'Lasmak' (EDRPOU 39649484, registered 19.02.2015 — sanctioned 'Strana.ua' publisher) and parent LLC 'Madzheri' (EDRPOU 39810822, 99% owner of Lasmak; 1% H. V. Solntseva; director M. S. Rozsokha) — both active in live UO.xml as of 31.10.2026.
  • Charitable Organization 'Oles Buzyna Foundation for Journalism, Historical Research and Literature' (EDRPOU 40264985, reg. 09.02.2016) — status: Active; co-founder: Ihor Anatoliyovych Huzhva (also co-founder of LLC 'Media Invest Group' 37061394). Svitlana Valentynivna Kryukova's two FOPs (4122012, 12607098) were closed on 04.03.2019 and 21.12.2023.
FULL ENTITY CHRONOLOGY & NARRATIVE FEED (TIMELINE)
[VERIFIED MILESTONES: 6]
19.01.2025 [PROFILE / INSTITUTIONAL ROLE]
Ihor Huzhva & Svitlana Kryukova ('Strana.ua') — Baseline Institutional & Public Profile
Founder & Editor-in-Chief I. Huzhva (NSDC Decrees #376/2021, #55/2022, Vienna) & Former First Deputy Editor S. Kryukova (NSDC Decree #38/2025 of 19.01.2025)
19.02.2015 [UA EDR REGISTRY / NBU AML]
LLC 'Lasmak' (EDRPOU 39649484, registered 19.02.2015
LLC 'Lasmak' (EDRPOU 39649484, registered 19.02.2015 — sanctioned 'Strana.ua' publisher) and parent LLC 'Madzheri' (EDRPOU 39810822, 99% owner of Lasmak; 1% H. V. Solntseva; director M. S. Rozsokha) — both active in live UO.xml as of 31.10.2026.
09.02.2016 [UA EDR REGISTRY / NBU AML]
Charitable Organization 'Oles Buzyna Foundation for Journalism, Historical Research and Literature' (EDRPOU 40264985, reg. 09.02.2016)
Charitable Organization 'Oles Buzyna Foundation for Journalism, Historical Research and Literature' (EDRPOU 40264985, reg. 09.02.2016) — status: Active; co-founder: Ihor Anatoliyovych Huzhva (also co-founder of LLC 'Media Invest Group' 37061394). Svitlana Valentynivna Kryukova's two FOPs (4122012, 12607098) were closed on 04.03.2019 and 21.12.2023.
October 2026 [CRITERION #1 / BOTFARM FORENSICS]
Comment Thread Audit, Autoreg Networks & Selective Moderation Pattern
Industrial circumvention of NSDC sanctions via rotating web mirrors (strana.today, strana.best), Telegram 'Politika Strany', TikTok @strana_co, and the unblocked YouTube mirror @strana_404 (UCbbRZHFt1ox5niCWOEpvu8g, UA_OPEN: True), whose comment threads are serviced by certified Russian-locale (ru-RU) Google autoregs: UCRzobonKWjgbC00mJio7P9Q (AleksandrDolgov), UCPCm0ZlrptoWZzEDCnYzChA (Nikolay), UCOUHyRbcSyEqmICi4DW46Wg (VladimirKryukov).
2022-2026 [CRITERION #2 / RU STATE MEDIA]
Russian Federal Wire & State Media Syndication Assessment
Primary 'Ukrainian media source' for TASS, RIA Novosti, Lenta.ru, Izvestia, and Russian MoD briefings (2022-2026): round-the-clock syndication of 'Strana' reports on infrastructure strikes, mobilization friction, and domestic destabilization under the attribution 'Ukrainian media report'.
23.05.1974 [OPERATIONAL SNAPSHOT / NARRATIVE FEED]
Consolidated Wartime Narrative & Compliance Summary
Joint forensic dossier on sanctioned media holding 'Strana.ua' and its top leadership — founder and editor-in-chief Ihor Anatoliyovych Huzhva (b. 23.05.1974, residing in Vienna since 2018, sanctioned under Presidential Decrees No. 376/2021 and No. 55/2022) and former first deputy editor-in-chief Svitlana Valentynivna Kryukova (b. 28.02.1984, placed under 10-year personal NSDC sanctions by Decree No. 38/2025 of 19.01.2025, contested before the Supreme Court Administrative Cassation Court in March 2025): operates an unblocked mirror ecosystem (strana.today, YouTube @strana_404, TikTok @strana_co) amplified by ru-RU Google autoregs, serves as the baseline 'Ukrainian source' for TASS and RIA Novosti, and retains active corporate entities in Ukraine's live EDR as of 31.10.2026 — publisher LLC 'Lasmak' (39649484), parent LLC 'Madzheri' (39810822), and Huzhva's 'Oles Buzyna Charitable Foundation' (40264985).

Ihor Huzhva & Svitlana Kryukova ('Strana.ua')

1. EXECUTIVE OSINT & COMPLIANCE SUMMARY

Joint forensic dossier on sanctioned media holding 'Strana.ua' and its top leadership — founder and editor-in-chief Ihor Anatoliyovych Huzhva (b. 23.05.1974, residing in Vienna since 2018, sanctioned under Presidential Decrees No. 376/2021 and No. 55/2022) and former first deputy editor-in-chief Svitlana Valentynivna Kryukova (b. 28.02.1984, placed under 10-year personal NSDC sanctions by Decree No. 38/2025 of 19.01.2025, contested before the Supreme Court Administrative Cassation Court in March 2025): operates an unblocked mirror ecosystem (strana.today, YouTube @strana_404, TikTok @strana_co) amplified by ru-RU Google autoregs, serves as the baseline 'Ukrainian source' for TASS and RIA Novosti, and retains active corporate entities in Ukraine's live EDR as of 31.10.2026 — publisher LLC 'Lasmak' (39649484), parent LLC 'Madzheri' (39810822), and Huzhva's 'Oles Buzyna Charitable Foundation' (40264985).

2. TWO-CRITERION FORENSIC ASSESSMENT (OPERBAZA.ORG STANDARD)

[CRITERION #1] Industrial / GRU Botfarm Infrastructure & Selective Comment Moderation

Industrial circumvention of NSDC sanctions via rotating web mirrors (strana.today, strana.best), Telegram 'Politika Strany', TikTok @strana_co, and the unblocked YouTube mirror @strana_404 (UCbbRZHFt1ox5niCWOEpvu8g, UA_OPEN: True), whose comment threads are serviced by certified Russian-locale (ru-RU) Google autoregs: UCRzobonKWjgbC00mJio7P9Q (AleksandrDolgov), UCPCm0ZlrptoWZzEDCnYzChA (Nikolay), UCOUHyRbcSyEqmICi4DW46Wg (VladimirKryukov).

[CRITERION #2] Synchronized Amplification by Russian Federal State Media

Primary 'Ukrainian media source' for TASS, RIA Novosti, Lenta.ru, Izvestia, and Russian MoD briefings (2022-2026): round-the-clock syndication of 'Strana' reports on infrastructure strikes, mobilization friction, and domestic destabilization under the attribution 'Ukrainian media report'.

Forensic Verification & NBU Resolution No. 65 AML Contour (Verified 31.10.2026)

3. CERTIFIED BOT ACCOUNTS DOCUMENTED IN THIS CLUSTER (10)

Bot Display Name & HandleUID / Channel IDCategoryForensic Indicators
[SvitlanaVykhrystyuk (@SvitlanaVykhrystyuk-k2[U+044A])](/en/bot/UCBVveuqXPqb9y2lwbutdLIg)UCBVveuqXPqb9y2lwbutdLIgru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCBVveuqXPqb9y2lwbutdLIg, handle @SvitlanaVykhrystyuk-k2[U+044A]): system-generated suffix -k2[U+044A] contains Russian hard sign
[SvitlanaPolova (@SvitlanaPolova-s7[U+044D])](/en/bot/UCT-OElziwxLU0t1yGubCe7A)UCT-OElziwxLU0t1yGubCe7Aru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCT-OElziwxLU0t1yGubCe7A, handle @SvitlanaPolova-s7[U+044D]): system-generated suffix -s7[U+044D] contains Russian letter U+044D (
[SvitlanaPetrovska (@SvitlanaPetrovska-m7[U+044D])](/en/bot/UCdfPuKaS5QuNVBcfxhZO3ng)UCdfPuKaS5QuNVBcfxhZO3ngru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCdfPuKaS5QuNVBcfxhZO3ng, handle @SvitlanaPetrovska-m7[U+044D]): system-generated suffix -m7[U+044D] contains Russian letter U+044
[SvitlanaAharkova (@SvitlanaAharkova-8[U+044D])](/en/bot/UCnIF8wanUVCrmm4pv7XEePg)UCnIF8wanUVCrmm4pv7XEePgru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCnIF8wanUVCrmm4pv7XEePg, handle @SvitlanaAharkova-8[U+044D]): system-generated suffix -8[U+044D] contains Russian letter U+044D (
Svitlana Kravchuk (id=61573827905582)61573827905582Numeric 615... Series AutoregFacebook botfarm account (Svitlana Kravchuk (id=61573827905582), UID 61573827905582): numeric 615... series autoreg (UID 61573827905582). Amplifies PSYOP talking points in comment thread of: Yuriy Kasyanov.
[SvitlanaSaliy (@SvitlanaSaliy-[U+044A]8shch6t)](/en/bot/UCFeaUX0c7_P5BgdvdEu3FKw)UCFeaUX0c7_P5BgdvdEu3FKwru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCFeaUX0c7_P5BgdvdEu3FKw, handle @SvitlanaSaliy-[U+044A]8shch6t): system-generated suffix -[U+044A]8shch6t contains Russian hard s
[SvitlanaVolkova (@SvitlanaVolkova-s4[U+044A])](/en/bot/UCH-5WuSX-q83vKUZZaQC82Q)UCH-5WuSX-q83vKUZZaQC82Qru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCH-5WuSX-q83vKUZZaQC82Q, handle @SvitlanaVolkova-s4[U+044A]): system-generated suffix -s4[U+044A] contains Russian hard sign U+04
[SvitlanaYehorova (@SvitlanaYehorova-h2[U+044D])](/en/bot/UCHm_W-39k2WSE86A5hWBg9Q)UCHm_W-39k2WSE86A5hWBg9Qru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCHm_W-39k2WSE86A5hWBg9Q, handle @SvitlanaYehorova-h2[U+044D]): system-generated suffix -h2[U+044D] contains Russian letter U+044D
[SvitlanaVavruk (@SvitlanaVavruk-[U+044B]5z)](/en/bot/UCJr-ob1HWqaoa8CqKuUS2DA)UCJr-ob1HWqaoa8CqKuUS2DAru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCJr-ob1HWqaoa8CqKuUS2DA, handle @SvitlanaVavruk-[U+044B]5z): system-generated suffix -[U+044B]5z contains Russian letter U+044B (
[SvitlanaHoliney (@SvitlanaHoliney-[U+044B]9y)](/en/bot/UCb90SMDnO84_hLsR1iTkh5Q)UCb90SMDnO84_hLsR1iTkh5Qru-RU Locale YouTube Bot (Cyrillic U+044A / U+044B / U+044D)YouTube botfarm account registered under Russian Google locale (ru-RU, Channel ID UCb90SMDnO84_hLsR1iTkh5Q, handle @SvitlanaHoliney-[U+044B]9y): system-generated suffix -[U+044B]9y contains Russian letter U+044B

VERIFIED PRIMARY OSINT EVIDENCE & ARCHIVED SCREENSHOTS (1)

Verified OSINT Evidence #1 — Ihor Huzhva & Svitlana Kryukova ('Strana.ua')

Profiled Targets
62
[RED: 49] · [BLUE: 13] · [NBU #65: 36]
Certified Bots (UID)
1773
FB homoglyphs, 615-UIDs, YT ru-RU
RU Defense Plants (VPK)
164
9 weapon chains · 297 execs unsanctioned
Investigations
31
PsyOps & network forensics
Matrix Nodes / Edges
197 / 148
Botfarm amplification & RU state media