Christo Grozev: Americans Might Have Purchased Device That Causes “Havana Syndrome” From Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
The US might have purchased a Russian device that causes “Havana syndrome” from the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
This was stated by investigative journalist Hristo Grozev (The Insider, Bellingcat) in a comment to Puck.
According to him, a representative of Ukrainian intelligence boasted to him that the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine had purchased this device from the Russians.
Also, according to his information, the DIU sought to exchange this device for the financial support necessary to conduct special operations.
The journalist claims that representatives of Ukrainian military intelligence consulted with him on whether to transfer the device during the Biden administration or wait for Trump to take office. Grozev advised not to delay, as in his opinion Donald Trump could “bury this case altogether.”
After the publication of Puck, Grozev wrote on X:
Just a clarification here: I was informed of a device that was acquired by Ukrainian armed forces. It is not necessarily the device that the DoD funded the purchase of. Timing overlaps, but certain other descriptors (“some components are Russian”, i.e. not all of it is Russian) suggests it may be a different country’s device based on Russian technology. I am sure the actual facts and provenance will come out one way or another.
This week, CNN, citing four sources, confirmed that the US had managed to obtain a device that causes “Havana syndrome.” According to media reports, the device can be placed in a backpack. It generates pulsed radio waves. The device is not entirely of Russian origin, but contains Russian components.
What is “Havana syndrome” and has its existence been proven?
The mysterious illness first appeared in late 2016, when a group of American diplomats in the Cuban capital of Havana began reporting symptoms characteristic of head trauma, including dizziness and severe headaches. In the following years, cases of the mysterious disease were reported around the world.
Over the next decade, the US tried to determine whether these officials were victims of some kind of targeted energy attack by enemies.
At the same time, senior intelligence officials publicly stated that there was insufficient evidence to support such a conclusion, while the victims claimed that the US government had manipulated them and ignored important evidence that Russia had attacked American government officials.
In 2024, a joint investigation by CBS News, The Insider, and Der Spiegel found that Russian military intelligence may have been involved in a series of attacks on US intelligence officials and high-ranking officials using a mysterious device.
Journalists noted that in many cases of “Havana syndrome” being recorded, strange individuals were seen near the victims, behaving unnaturally and in some cases with strong accents.
