A conviction, an award, a birthday, the FSB and more

A few updates since my last post in March

Hey everyone!

It’s been a while... again. Despite my departure from the Main Directorate of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, I never stopped assisting structures tasked with defending the sovereignty of Ukraine. I am now splitting my time between different groups, including the Ministry of Defense’s Foreign Recruiting Center, and another slightly more well-known organization, which gave me this nifty medal last week:

SBU “Alpha” Coin presented to Sarah Ashton-Cirillo for assisting in efforts against the Russian enemy.

Shortly before receiving the small token of gratitude, I had been in Brooklyn, New York, visiting with indicted FSB asset Nomma Zarubina. There was some controversy over the time we spent together; however, what happens in Brooklyn between a woman charged by the US for lying to them about her contacts with Russian intelligence agents and a former member of Ukraine’s GUR, stays in Brooklyn…for now.

Me and Nomma Zarubina.

Oh, and speaking of charges, in June, the Kremlin’s Kangaroo Court sentenced me to 20 years in prison. To that I say, “Catch me if you can.”

The Moscow Times Headline from June 2, 2025, announcing my “jailing.”

And to cap it off, a few days ago, I celebrated my fourth birthday at war. I’m 48 now, and Victory is STILL Ukraine.

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