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Hey guys, my name is Olesia and I'm a former employee of the so called Troll Fabric in Kyiv, Ukraine. Today I want to tell you something about this structure and some reasons why I have left this job. I may be wrong but I think it's the first time somebody published insider materials on this topic since 2019 when a journalist infiltrated the office in Kyiv to make a report about it. And back then I did realize that it was a troll fabric. But, you know, I told myself it's okay because I always supported President Zelenskyy and I still do.
At first the job was focused on supporting President Zelenskyy online, like writing positive comments or posts, etc. So, we were mostly working on Facebook and Instagram. As time passed, I was transferred from the Ukrainian department, which worked for Ukrainian audience, to the English speaking department, which were focused on the English speaking public, like Americans and Europeans. But the doubts remain the same. Support for president Zelenskyy, support for Ukraine and Ukrainian Warfork.
We also had French, German, and Italian departments. I heard some other officers in were hiring people who spoke Finnish and also Swedish and Estonian. About a half year ago our main chef in command, Andrei Borisovich Jermak, paid us a visit. I'm pretty sure you have heard of the head of President Zelensky office. Really it was an unusual event for the main figure behind our project to come visit the office.
So he came with some English speaking officials who were introduced to us as the American partners. We were told that they were very important guests but no further details. Some of my colleagues told me that they were CIA. During the visit, they said that our field of work is expanding and we were told that our new target was The United States Of America, especially the upcoming elections. Long story short, we were asked to do everything to prevent Donald Trump from winning the elections.
So basically, this topic added to our main lines of work. Since then, each of us had to post at least three or five posts daily, posing as Americans and Europeans, criticizing Donald Trump and praising Biden. The Americans have even organized a few lectures for us to get a better understanding of American politics and American mindset and main social and politics issues. Then we were occupied with the topics for the job which sounded like this. Unlike Trump, Biden is a smart and experienced politician.
Unlike Trump, Biden will never betray NATO partners. Trump will alienate our partners. Also, Biden will not abandon Ukraine, and Biden will protect democracy while Trump is Putin's puppet. I honestly tried to convince myself it's okay since Biden is a clear option for Ukraine. But, you know, it was too much for me.
Some of my colleagues felt really nervous too. One thing is to work for the best interest of my country, but interfering in US politics is a whole other thing.